Neckpiece: THE RESURRECTION FLOWER. 2021

Pendant (closed):
5 3/4” x 3 1/4 x 3/4”

Pendant (all doors fully opened):
5 3/4” x 6 3/4 x 2 1/2”

Chain: 32” (81cm)

Vintage ladies’ compact case, antique sugar tongs, steel wire, brass wire, copper wire, 19th-century steelpoint engravings and color lithographs, 16th-, 17th- and 18th-century papers, opals, glass balls, mustard seeds, eucalyptus seeds, crushed glass, shells, rose thorns, pressed flowers, 18th-century French brass keyhole plate, paint, antique steel keys, antique chair-spindle segment, Medieval bronze rings, leather, text, soil.

Homage to a compact-case piece I made 25 years ago.

Shipping includes insurance.

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