Brushed King Protea

Brushed King Protea

Regular price R 2,878.00

Ida Elsje 'Brushed King Protea' earrings.

The King Protea is the national flower of South Africa. Brushed finish with Sterling silver hooks. All the surfaces are 24ct gold plated.

6 cm long.

Ida Elsje earrings are all 100% carefully hand cut and finished by and expert jeweller in our Cape Town studio. Ida Elsje draws the design, which is then placed on the metal before cutting each shape separately.  Each earring is then bent and forged into its own unique shape. A brushed or shiny finish is then applied before plating the entire surface in pure 24ct gold or Rose gold. All Sterling silver earring are made of solid sterling silver. 

Care instruction: 
24ct Gold plated:
Keep you Ida Elsje earrings wrapped separately in their box. The reason for this is that the pure gold that we use for the plating is very soft and will scratch and come off when the earring rub against each other or and other materials such as other jewellery. Ida Elsje's gold plated earrings are made with solid sterling silver hooks and brass plate, the entire surface is then double plated in pure 24ct gold. 
Rose gold plated: 
Keep you Ida Elsje earrings wrapped separately in their box. The reason for this is that the pure gold that we use for the plating is very soft and will scratch and come off when the earring rub against each other or and other materials such as other jewellery. Ida Elsje's gold plated earrings are made with solid sterling silver hooks and copper plate, the entire surface is then double plated in rose gold. 
Sterling silver:
Keep you Ida Elsje earrings wrapped separately in their box. The reason for this is that surface will scratch when the earring rub against each other or and other materials such as other jewellery. Ida Elsje's sterling silver earrings are made with solid sterling silver hooks. Storing the earrings in their box when you are not wearing them will also protect them from oxidising. 
Service:
Ida Elsje offers a free polishing and plating service for all original Ida Elsje earrings, kindly send them to us every six months and we will make them look like new. 
Thank you for your support, proudly hand made in South Africa
Ida Elsje uses only natural precious and semi precious stones. All the materials used are pure and natural, orders can be placed in platinum, palladium, 18ct,14ct and 9ct gold, sterling silver, brass and bronze. Plating options includes 24ct gold plating and rose gold plating. 

 


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