#12 - Sterling silver dragon coronet 

It begins with a sketch, the raw sterling silver sheet and wire, and some gems. The client provided the the beautiful artwork and blue star sapphires for this coronet comission.
The sterling sheet is engraved and ready for cutting.
The back of this coronet is also engraved with a beautiful vinework pattern.
The background is chased around the engraved art. This will be antiqued later to really bring out the detail.
The coronet has been soldered and pre-polished. The chased background will be antiqued to bring out the engraved detail.
The finished coronet
showing the detail of the inside engraving


close-up of the front panel of the finished coronet
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