These are really great hoops in 5 sizes! My Etruscan 14k yellow gold hoops are cast in my studio from a granulated master for a limited edition series of hoops.
Large - 30mm.
Medium - 25mm
Small - 20mm
Xtra Small Huggies 14mm
Lightweight Small - 20mm
The lightweight small was the first of the series and has smaller balls for the patteren, making it weigh less and so cost less when cast in gold!
I use fine silver for the original granulation, then make a mold, pull a wax copy from the mold, then cast using the lost wax process with a vacuum. Granulation is a fascinating and labor-intensive ancient fusing process that can only be done with certain alloys which are prone to fusing. 14k is not one of those metals. Casting allows me to make this design in hard to fuse metals.
These hoops have a riveted hoop wire and catch with a satisfying snap.
