{"product_id":"study-of-the-hands-of-an-apostle-praying-hands-pendant","title":"Study of the Hands of an Apostle Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlbrecht Dürer drew these hands in 1508. They have been copied ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eStudy of the Hands of an Apostle Pendant\u003c\/strong\u003e is a \u003cstrong\u003efree-cut sculpture\u003c\/strong\u003e — no plate, no frame, the outline is the hands themselves. Two palms pressed together and tilted slightly off vertical, fingers extended, with the knuckles, nail beds and the tendon lines across the backs of the hands all modelled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelow the wrists the \u003cstrong\u003esleeve breaks into deep folds\u003c\/strong\u003e and spreads out to form the base of the piece. That drapery is roughly a third of the whole thing, and it is what gives a pair of hands enough visual weight to work as a pendant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe finish is \u003cstrong\u003esatin throughout\u003c\/strong\u003e with only the bail left bright — the right call, because polish on a form this smooth would flatten the modelling into a single highlight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003e33.2mm by 18.4mm\u003c\/strong\u003e and 13g in 18K it takes a chain up to 5.5mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDürer made the drawing in brush and ink on blue paper as a study for an altarpiece that burned in 1729. The study outlived the painting by three hundred years and counting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy You’ll Love It:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFree-Cut Sculpture\u003c\/strong\u003e – No backing plate; the outline is the hands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnatomically Modelled\u003c\/strong\u003e – Knuckles, nails and tendon lines all carved\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeep Sleeve Folds\u003c\/strong\u003e – Drapery spreading into the base, about a third of the piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSatin Throughout\u003c\/strong\u003e – Matte finish so the modelling reads instead of glaring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSolid Gold Throughout\u003c\/strong\u003e – No stones and no plating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChain not included.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade to order, turnaround time is typically 2-4 weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e33.2mm × 18.4mm (1.31” × 0.72”), not including bail\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChain Fit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUp to 5.5mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChain\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEstimated Weight by Purity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePurity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eApprox. 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