From the Bench · Sacred Pieces
Victoria's Cross
A pair of two-tone 18k cross pendants with raised lettering, built from hand-cut patterns, moulds and three castings.
Victoria's cross began as a drawing with lettering worked into its arms. Each element was cut exactly to size by hand from aluminium-backed polymer, and a mould was made of every piece.
Waxes were injected from the moulds, including the raised lettering on the man's quarter pieces. The first two castings failed; the third was perfect.
The finished crosses are two-tone 18k, assembled and polished at the bench.
The making, stage by stage
01The design, with lettering
02Patterns
03Cutting the pieces by hand
04Moulds
05Injected waxes
06Raised lettering in wax
07First and second castings, failed
08The third casting
09Assembling the two tones
10Finished