These open circle studs are available in Rhodium plated Sterling Silver, so are tarnish resistant and guaranteed to last. They're simple yet eye-catching enough to wear every day. 14mm in diameter.
All my pieces come boxed and ready for gift-giving.
Sold as a pair. Also available in Gold Vermeil. Comes with Sterling Silver butterfly backs.
The circle can be masculine (as the sun) but also feminine (as the maternal womb). The Chinese yin-yang symbol of male and female interdependence uses two colours within a circle, divided by an S-shaped curve, each including a smaller circle of the opposite colour. Dynamism is added to the circle in the many images of discs with rays, wings or flames found in religious iconography, notably Sumerian, Egyptian and Mexican. Concentric circles can stand for celestial hierarchies (as in the choirs of angels symbolising heaven in Renaissance art), levels in the afterworld or, in Zen Buddhism, stages of spiritual development.
A precious white metal from the Platinum family, Rhodium costs eight times more than pure gold (23 times more than 9ct Gold) and four times more than its relative Platinum! A very hard and scratch-resistant metal, it is sometimes used to plate silver, where it also prevents it from tarnishing. As it is whiter in appearance than White Gold and Platinum, it is often used as a coating and is sometimes referred to as Rhodium flashing. It is often electroplated on the shoulders or prongs of Yellow Gold rings, in order to create an illusion setting for Diamonds. To preserve this plating, avoid swimming in your jewellery as chlorine, in particular, can cause faster degradation. Chlorine is present in small amounts in tap water, so it is best to avoid getting your jewellery wet where possible. It is a simple matter to have items re-plated.
