Corvetteite-Fordite Sterling Silver Necklace The Queens Flower Pot

This is one of the more unique fordite pieces I've made in a while. The stone is corvetteite-fordite from e from the plant at Bowling Green KY where vette's were painted circa 1990 to 2010. This is a good sized pendant measuring about 30 mm in height overall. I cut the stone in a domed freeform shape that's  about 18 x 21 in mm. I hand crafted the solid silver setting in 925 sterling and 999 fine silver. I make my own hand forged and formed sterling silver sheet which makes up the back of this piece. This piece could symbolize a queens crown or a flower motif with the little silver flowers I added at the top front. I also shaped the silver that makes up the back of the piece to resemble a piece of pottery and added a southwest style texture to it. I antiqued the silver (intentionally darkened) to bring out the details in the recessed areas of the silver. This is one of the most valuable and collectible fordite types available and it's becoming increasingly scarce to source. If you love the pendant but don't need a chain you can choose the "Pendant NO Chain" option. The hole on the bail is a little under 3 mm wide. 

Fordite is recycled automotive paint sourced from automotive factories as well as manufacturers who paint parts for new vehicles. It forms in thin layers as car parts are painted on the racks that hold them in place. After hundreds of trips through the booth where the paint is sprayed and then baked the excess buildup is scraped off the racks. We buy this waste paint in rough chunks and recycle it into beautiful jewelry. It can take hundreds of layers of paint to make a one inch thick piece of fordite. The original fordite came from Detroit and since then it’s also synonymously known as Detroit Agate. There is very little fordite that is truly vintage. Most that’s available is modern i.e. current or within the past 15 years. We prefer modern fordite as it’s water rather than lead based paint. There are many different fordite types and some are more valuable than others. You’ll find in our fordite listings we refer to the plant location that the fordite originated from rather than listing specific auto manufacturers or vehicles.You can easily google the plant location and get a list of vehicles painted there. We love to talk fordite so if you are looking for a specific type or color odds are we have it so please send us a message. All of our fordite is authentic.

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