Care, sizing and FAQ: Living with the work.

Pendant diameters, what each piece is worn on, how copper, silver and gold plate age, and the answers to the questions the studio is asked before an order.

Looking after a sculpture? Sculpture care, sizing and FAQ

Sizing

Diameters are the artist’s own, as the catalog entry for each piece states them. A piece whose measurement the studio has not recorded is not listed here; ask and it is confirmed in writing before production.

Pendant diameters and what each one is supplied on
DesignOptionDiameterWorn on
AllSphyr pendantOptionCopperDiameter18 mmWorn onSupplied on an 18-inch copper chain.
AllSphyr pendantOptionSterling silverDiameter14 mmWorn onSupplied with a necklace.
AllSphyr pendantOption14k gold-plated brassDiameter14 mmWorn onChain and length are confirmed in writing before production.
PentaSphyr pendantOptionSterling silverDiameter14 mmWorn onSupplied on an 18-inch silver chain.
PentaSphyr pendantOption18k gold-plated brassDiameter15 mmWorn onChain and length are confirmed in writing before production.
Flowers of Life pendantOption14k gold-plated brassDiameter16 mmWorn onChain and length are confirmed in writing before production.
Flowers of Life variationOption14k gold-plated brassDiameter14 mmWorn onChain and length are confirmed in writing before production.
Resonance Sphyr pendantOption14k gold-plated brassDiameter14 mmWorn onChain and length are confirmed in writing before production.
GemSphyrOptionSterling silver · citrine, blue topaz, emeraldDiameter28 mmWorn onChain and length are confirmed in writing before production.
GemSphyrOptionSterling silver · prasiolite, amethystDiameter28 mmWorn onChain and length are confirmed in writing before production.
GemSphyrOptionCopper · ioliteDiameter20 mmWorn onSupplied with an 18-inch copper necklace.
GemSphyrOptionWhite gold · tanzaniteDiameter18 mmWorn onChain and length are confirmed in writing before production.

Care

What each material does over time, and what to keep away from it. Copper and silver are meant to change; plating is a surface and wears.

Copper
Copper darkens as it is worn: the surface oxidizes to a deeper brown and settles into the openings of the geometry first. A dry polishing cloth brings the highlights back, and a copper polish returns the piece to its new color. Skin chemistry, perfume, chlorine and salt water all speed the change, so a copper piece is best taken off before swimming and stored dry.
Sterling silver
Sterling silver tarnishes in air, most visibly in the recesses between the rings. A silver polishing cloth is enough for regular care; a dip or paste can lift tarnish out of the openwork, but is best kept away from any set stone. Store the piece in a closed bag or box with the air pressed out.
14k and 18k gold-plated brass
Plating is a surface, not a solid metal, and it wears where the piece rubs — a chain channel, an edge that catches a collar. Abrasive polishes, ultrasonic cleaners and cloths made for solid metal take plating off, so a plated sphere is cleaned with a soft dry cloth only, and put on after scent and lotion rather than before.
Set gemstones
The trillion-cut stones in the GemSphyrs are held in the ring geometry itself. Rinse with cool water and dry with a soft cloth; avoid heat, steam, ultrasonic cleaners and household cleaning products, which can loosen a setting or mark a softer stone.
Mirrored and crystal sculpture
The mirrored structures and the quartz pieces are cleaned with a dry microfiber cloth, or one barely damped with water, wiped along the surface rather than pressed into the joins. Ammonia glass cleaners, sprays and solvents can creep behind a mirror facet or into an adhesive line and are best kept away from the work entirely.

Questions

How long does a piece take to make?

Jewelry is made to order, usually three to five weeks after payment clears, and transit is additional. Every sculpture is made to order too, and is not shipped until the studio finishes it; its schedule is confirmed in writing. Every product page states the lead time for that piece.

Shipping and delivery

What does shipping cost?

Insured shipping is $18 in the United States and $45 international, added at checkout. Stripe Checkout collects a ship-to address in 20 countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Japan. An address anywhere else, and anything too large to travel as a parcel, is quoted in writing before payment.

Shipping and delivery

Is sales tax included in the price?

Listed prices exclude sales tax. Sales tax, where applicable, is calculated at checkout. Where work is quoted in writing, any applicable tax is stated in the quote. Duties and import taxes outside the United States are the recipient’s unless a written quote says otherwise.

Terms of use and sale

Does a pendant come with a chain?

Where the artist’s catalog records a chain or necklace, the sizing table above says so and gives its length. Where it does not, the chain and its length are confirmed in writing before production, so nothing is assumed either way.

Can I wear a pendant in the shower, the pool or the sea?

Better not. Chlorine and salt water, like perfume and skin chemistry, speed the darkening of copper; sterling silver tarnishes, most visibly between the rings; plating wears where it rubs; and cleaning products can loosen a stone’s setting. Take the piece off before swimming or bathing, put it on after scent and lotion, and store it dry. The care notes above say how each material is brought back.

Care notes

Can I order solid gold or platinum?

Solid 14k, 18k and platinum stay on each design with an indicative figure, and they are not available yet. Ask the studio; it confirms specification, price, timing and shipping in writing before that metal can be ordered. A metal with a confirmed price, including the white-gold tanzanite GemSphyr, can be paid for on the page.

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Can a piece be made in another size, metal or stone?

A variation in scale, material, finish or stone is a custom order. Scope, price, production estimate and delivery are agreed in writing first, and custom catalog work requires payment in full before production begins.

Custom order policy

Can I return a piece?

Made-to-order jewelry, personalized work and sculpture produced on demand are final sale once production begins, except where the piece is damaged, defective, materially different from what was accepted, or where the law provides otherwise. A ready-stock sculpture can be authorized for return within 14 days of delivery, unused and in its original packaging.

Returns and refunds

How is a piece packed, and can it be sent as a gift?

Every piece is packed for transport and a tracking email follows when the parcel ships. The studio has not published gift wrapping or a gift note as a service; if you want one, say so in an inquiry before paying and the studio will answer in writing.

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Can I rent a piece for an event?

Yes, through the artist practice. Rentals are quoted as a complete window — transport, load-in, the event, strike and return — and need a signed rental agreement and confirmed insurance.

Rentals

How do I reach the studio?

Write to studio@theallsphyr.com. The studio replies by email, usually within two business days.

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