Lily of Florence Pendant

For the woman who has been to Florence once and has been carrying it with her ever since.

This 18k yellow gold Lily of Florence pendant translates the Giglio, the fleur-de-lis that has been the coat of arms of the city since the eleventh century, into a textured piece of wearable Florentine heritage. The lily is set in fine granulation across the body of the petals, framed by twisted rope borders along every edge, so the piece reads as small architecture rather than a flat icon. Worn close to the throat, it sits as a private declaration of the city. The metal is solid 18k Italian gold, struck with the 750 millesimal mark and the registered Italian provincial hallmark that identifies authentic provincial goldsmithing.

The Giglio is the oldest signature on a Florentine bench. The form has been chased into gold by the goldsmiths of the city since the Middle Ages, and the granulation and rope-border treatment of this version is the same combination of techniques the masters who took the Ponte Vecchio after 1593, when the Medici officially registered the bridge as the home of the trade, used to set the city's coat of arms into a piece of jewelry. The lily that comes off the bench is the lily of the city.

This is the pendant for the woman who reads Florence as her city, even when she only visited once. The piece that quietly carries the Renaissance home with her.

It reads heritage. It reads art. It reads as Florence cast in 18k gold.

Sourced from the boutiques of Ponte Vecchio, Florence. Solid 18k yellow gold, 750 millesimal fineness, with the registered Italian provincial hallmark. DDP worldwide delivery, fully insured, duties paid before the pendant leaves Florence. Perfect Fit Guarantee included.