Cross Filigree Open-Work Pendant in 18K Gold

A filigree open-work cross in 18K gold — the form rendered in linear traceries.

Filigree is one of the oldest jewelry techniques: drawn-out gold wire or threadwork shaped into open patterns. A filigree cross uses that technique to render the symbol — the lines of the cross composed of linear traces rather than solid mass.

This cross uses filigree-adjacent open-work in 18K yellow gold at three centimeters and 1.5 grams. The piece reads as detailed up close — the pattern of crossings and openings visible at conversational range — and as a clean cross silhouette from any distance.

A pendant that respects both the symbol and the technique. Form and craft, equally weighted.

Ricca Jewelry. 18K gold. The cross, in filigree-style traces.