The necklace worn on a bust: the row of corollas at the front and the cascade of three flowers that falls at the centre

Collection Fiore d'Inverno·Collana·Floral motif inspired by winter flowers

Fiore d'Inverno necklace in silver with eleven corollas, cascade of three flowers in the center

Name: Fiore d'Inverno necklace in silver with eleven corollas, cascade of three flowers in the center
Brand: Anna Gioielli
SKU: CA103M
Price: 650.0 EUR
Availability: InStock

Eleven silver corollas, and three fall at the center one below the other.

€650,00 CA103M

Drawn and built by hand at the bench, in Tosi.

Eleven silver corollas, and they do not all sit on the same plane: across the front they stand side by side and overlap one another, then three fall at the center one below the other and make the cascade. At the sides the chain picks up again, and on each side it carries one more flower on its own before closing behind the neck. The rim of every corolla stays wavy and out of square, the folds start at the center and go outwards, the cup is shallow. At the center of each there is a single stone: the purple of the amethyst and the blue of the topaz on the large corollas, the orange of the citrine quartz on the small ones.

Sixty grams of 925 silver over fifty-two centimeters: the weight is not spread evenly, it is nearly all across the front where the flowers touch, and the chain behind is only there to fasten. The cascade is jointed — each corolla hangs from the one before by a small ring — so it moves on its own and does not stay still on the chest. The seats of the stones are in the middle of the cup, and they are the only point that in a sheet hollowed by hand had to stay flat. The studio does not state either the carat weight or the cut of any of the gems.

The material

Weights and carats as the workshop declares them.

60,00 gramsSilver 925‰

Metals: Silver 925‰
Style: Floral motif inspired by winter flowers
Finish: Polished
Dimensions: Overall length 52 cm
Technique: Made entirely by hand in the company's goldsmith's studio.

The stones

Citrine quartz

At the center of the smaller corollas

Color: Orange
Note: Carat weight and cut not stated

Amethyst

At the center of the large corollas

Color: Purple
Note: Carat weight and cut not stated

Blue topaz

At the center of the large corollas

Color: Light blue
Note: Carat weight and cut not stated

The group of flowers seen in three-quarter view: the small rings that join one corolla to the next are visible

Close-up of the cascade: the three flowers hanging one from the other, with citrine quartz and amethyst

The necklace laid out: the round-link chain, the single flower on one side and the clasp at the top

Close view of the central corollas: the polished wavy edge and the folds inside the cup

The necklace on dark silk; the ring that appears at the bottom is not included in the price

How it is made

The words of the trade, one by one, explained to those who do not know them.

Corolla from a single sheet: The corolla is not an assembly of petals: it is a single sheet, hollowed into a shallow cup and left irregular at the rim, with the folds starting at the center and going outwards. The wavy rim is not corrected twice — stretched silver does not come back — so the first fold is the one that stays. In the middle of the cup is the only point that has to stay flat: it is the seat of the stone, and if the cup has moved there the setting does not sit.
Jointed cascade: The flowers that fall at the center are not one piece: each hangs from the one before by a small ring, and between one and the next there is play. It is that play that makes the cascade move on the wearer, and it is also the point where mistakes are made. The small ring is soldered onto the rim, which after hollowing is the thinnest part of the corolla, and the flame arrives exactly where the sheet is already stretched: a moment too long and the rim distorts, and a wavy rim cannot be brought back square. The joints then all have to be on the same axis, because one slightly out is enough for the cascade to hang crooked instead of plumb.

I don't look at what others are doing: I would rather create in my own style. That is what makes our jewelry recognizable.
Fabio Gori — Anna Gioielli, Tosi

Made for you

Every piece leaves the bench made to order: sizes and details are agreed before the work begins.

The goldsmith's workshop is also the place where made-to-measure jewellery is created and family pieces are restored: if you have an idea, or something you want brought back to how it was, that is where it starts.

Ask for a made-to-measure piece

Made by

Anna Gioielli

A goldsmith's workshop in Tosi, on the slopes of the Pratomagno: Anna opened it in 1988, her sons Fabio and Francesco carry it on. Piercing, repoussé, chasing and burin engraving — the Florentine school, with the workshop in full view of the shop.

All the creations by Anna Gioielli