Project Category: Coronets

Claudia Prima, based on a Roman statue fragment.  Gold plated brass diadem.  Brass wire accents including roped wire, flower wire, and custom made segmented wire to duplicate the statue.  Royal blue chalcedony, Swarovsky pearly, and a 2nd Century BC lapis roman Intaglio.  This coronet took approximately 26.5 hours.

Wulfric Creigul, based on the portrait of Queen Catalina Cornaro of Cyprus (1474-1489).  Nickel, with nickel wire accents, pewter hog snouts indicating membership in the “Saluminati,” cut-work lettering “Fermentamini! Oh, mea fermenta!”  (Yeast!  Oh, my yeast!), also in nickel.  Chrome diopside and Swarovski pearls.  This coronet took approximately 35 hours of effort.

Giles Hill’s 16th Cantury Coronet, based on a period portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots.  Gold plated brass, lapis, yellow sapphires, Swarovski pearls.  This coronet took approximately 33 hours of effort.