Large silver honeycomb earrings

82,00 €

These large silver honeycomb earrings are a model with a beautiful delicate design. They were entirely handmade by a talented craftsman from the Karen tribes. These little wonders come from the Chiang Mai region, in the north of Thailand and are fair trade.

Features

Earrings in 925 silver organic
Diameter: 4,5 cm
Weight: g 11,2
Delivered in a handmade silk and cotton pouch
100% Handmade Jewel

In stock

Description

Large silver honeycomb earrings

Fair trade

Our jewelry is sold in accordance with the Fair Trade Charter. Jewelery is created to accompany the hard work of small workshops, women's groups, or the work of local artists from developing countries. Our goal is to provide work in less favored areas than ours and to improve the lives of artists and their families.

Each workshop has been visited, to check the working conditions, the quality of life and the fair wages of the craftsmen. A personal relationship has been established with each craftsman, sharing countless teas and spending hours discussing, as it should be in Asian countries. Check our craftmen presentation video .

925 silver, the material of your creoles

The silver used to make the jewelry can not be pure 100%, because it would be too soft. In order to work it is added one or more alloy metals, most of the time copper.

The silver jewels in Europe and in most countries of the world are silver 925. It is the 1er silver title, it has minium content of 92,5%. This is also known as Sterling Silver, Sterling Silver 925. Sterling silver, for example, is composed of 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper. Sterling silver has been a silver category for jewelery in many countries since the XIIIth century. To learn more, read our article on925 silver, French, European and other standards in the world, etc.

Thai money is often purer than the world standard. It often contains 95 at 98% money, which allows a different job of money. Because purer silver is softer and more malleable, Thai silver jewelry is usually thicker.