Gold has been worn against skin for millennia without incident. Plated over sterling silver, it continues to perform as it always has, a surface well-tolerated by most skin types, with no base metal making contact.
A Storied Heritage
Choosing a a piece of jewelry with an animal motif means choosing a design form with one of the longest continuous records in the history of jewelry. Egyptian scarabs, Greek owl pendants, Roman snake rings are among the oldest known examples of personal adornment, which gives a gift in animal motif a depth of human resonance.
Industry Insight
Enamel in jewelry is powdered glass fused to metal under high heat that produces a hard, glass-like surface of vivid, permanent color. This fundamental process has held for over three thousand years of fine jewelry production without requiring revision.