Dove Necklace Ruby Heart Pendant Diamond Silver Gold
Designer: J DAUPHIN
The Dove Necklace is handcrafted with a sterling silver dove cradling an articulated 14k solid gold heart, hung from a gold plated sterling silver chain. The heart is set with a ruby and accented with a white diamond, and it moves freely within the dove's wings so the pendant shifts as it is worn. Made to order.
The dove is the bird that was sent out across the water and came back, which is why it has always stood for safe return and for what is not lost, and it is the form the spirit takes when it descends and rests on something. The heart it carries bleeds because love that costs nothing has not yet been given, and ruby is the stone of the blood, the place where the soul is held. That the heart moves and is not fixed is the truer part: nothing is carried once and then finished, it is carried continually, and the white diamond beside the ruby is the clear light that does not dull, held against what is most easily wounded.
J Dauphin was founded in 2006 by the Swedish French designer Johanna Dauphin. She built her foundation as a designer at Fendi and Tod's in Italy, then worked across Paris, New York, and Los Angeles. A multiple award winning designer highly recognised as an accessory and jewelry designer, her work has been featured in Vogue, W Magazine, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, and Elle across numerous countries, and carried by the world's most prestigious luxury stores including Lane Crawford, Bergdorf Goodman, H Lorenzo, United Arrows, Isetan, Le Bon Marché, Matches, and Harvey Nichols. She has made custom pieces for musicians and royalty such as Keith Richards, Def Leppard, Brandi Carlile, Uma Thurman and more. Every piece is made entirely by hand using old school artisanal methods. The work draws on Victorian iconography and ancient symbols and treats jewelry as a modern talisman, contemporary relic, spiritual protection, alignment and healing.
Materials: Sterling silver dove with 14k solid gold heart, gold plated sterling silver chain
Gemstone: Ruby, white diamond
Color: Silver, gold, red
Design: Sterling silver dove cradling an articulated gold heart set with a ruby and a white diamond
Style: Animal jewelry, Dove, Bird, Heart, Sculptural, Pendant necklace
Availability: Made to order, 3 to 4 weeks to be completed