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Artisan jewelry, entirely handmade and designed by David Worcester using Argentium 960 high purity silver, 14k yellow gold, and precious and semi-precious gemstones. All items shown on our site are in stock and ready to ship. We ship within the U.S. only via Priority Mail. Please allow for shipping time of 2 to 6 days. We DO NOT offer overnight shipping.
Sorry, we are not able to take on custom work.
Hi! I'm David, here with my wife, Helen.
Welcome to our home at Etsy.
After selling our karat gold and precious gem pieces to retailers across the United States and internationally for over thirty years, we're pleased to now offer them directly along with new creations in Argentium Silver, recently verified as the most tarnish resistant silver made.
We use no commercial settings to hold gemstones. In fact, most of our pieces have no heads at all, but secure the stones through tension setting, using a spring action designed into the piece itself.
I love to tinker and develop innovative, fun, and interesting ways to set stones to show off their beauty, and now to be able to share my pendant and earring designs with you.
Argentium Silver. As registered users, we proudly stamp the official Argentium Silver Pegasus hallmark alongside our tradmark stamp on all of our silver work. Argentium Silver is of 100% recycled silver, and the specific alloy that we use is the whitest, brightest, highest purity on the market, having about half the non-silver content of traditional sterling. In addition, it can be treated to be harder and more durable than the standard, lower purity material and is hypoallergenic. Though a bit more difficult to come by, we think that it's well worth the extra trouble to obtain this beautiful, superb metal.
Members of the Rhode Island School of Design team RISDteam
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Want a piece that has sold? Contact us, we can most likely make one for you!
Interested in having one of our silver pieces done in gold? Contact us for a current price. And be sure to check our sold items for additional pieces that can be made up for you.
Happy browsing!
Announcement
Artisan jewelry, entirely handmade and designed by David Worcester using Argentium 960 high purity silver, 14k yellow gold, and precious and semi-precious gemstones. All items shown on our site are in stock and ready to ship. We ship within the U.S. only via Priority Mail. Please allow for shipping time of 2 to 6 days. We DO NOT offer overnight shipping.
Sorry, we are not able to take on custom work.
Hi! I'm David, here with my wife, Helen.
Welcome to our home at Etsy.
After selling our karat gold and precious gem pieces to retailers across the United States and internationally for over thirty years, we're pleased to now offer them directly along with new creations in Argentium Silver, recently verified as the most tarnish resistant silver made.
We use no commercial settings to hold gemstones. In fact, most of our pieces have no heads at all, but secure the stones through tension setting, using a spring action designed into the piece itself.
I love to tinker and develop innovative, fun, and interesting ways to set stones to show off their beauty, and now to be able to share my pendant and earring designs with you.
Argentium Silver. As registered users, we proudly stamp the official Argentium Silver Pegasus hallmark alongside our tradmark stamp on all of our silver work. Argentium Silver is of 100% recycled silver, and the specific alloy that we use is the whitest, brightest, highest purity on the market, having about half the non-silver content of traditional sterling. In addition, it can be treated to be harder and more durable than the standard, lower purity material and is hypoallergenic. Though a bit more difficult to come by, we think that it's well worth the extra trouble to obtain this beautiful, superb metal.
Members of the Rhode Island School of Design team RISDteam
Become a Facebook Fan to find out about special promotions and updates.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/VerbenaPlace/14387446230656
Want a piece that has sold? Contact us, we can most likely make one for you!
Interested in having one of our silver pieces done in gold? Contact us for a current price. And be sure to check our sold items for additional pieces that can be made up for you.
Happy browsing!
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Reviews
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Kevin on Dec 16, 2020
5 out of 5 starsMy wife’s necklace which was the 2nd of 2 purchases finally arrived, probably due to a multitude of 2020 issues. Necklace is drop dead gorgeous, these folks are rock stars and would not hesitate to order again
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wintek on Nov 9, 2020
5 out of 5 starsFabulously beautiful necklace, high quality robust chain, and superb communication. My girlfriend and I thank you!
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Allen and Jan on Sep 23, 2020
5 out of 5 starsThis is a beautiful pendant. It is, as described and I received it in 3 days. It is prettier in person. The stones sparkle and the chain is nice and solid. I am very happy with my purchase. I will purchase again from this jeweler. Their designs are unique and beautiful.
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John on Jan 22, 2021
5 out of 5 starsCompliments galore and most importantly my wife loves them. Will look to this provider for more great pieces.
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Carol on Jan 12, 2021
5 out of 5 starsAlmost immediate shipping. Purchased this for my daughter's 30th birthday. Absolutely lovely!
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sameerah on Jan 6, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThis necklace is soooo pretty. It was a gift for my mom and she absolutely adores it!
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Allen and Jan on Dec 31, 2020
5 out of 5 starsThis is a beautiful necklace, very unique in its design. I love it. It arrived within a few days. I love all the Verbena Place design jewelry, they are all so unique. Thank you.
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J on Dec 27, 2020
5 out of 5 starsVery beautiful necklace. Was a Christmas gift for my 21 year old daughter and she loved it ! The sellers shipped very promptly. Highly recommend!!
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mcannallycarol on Dec 26, 2020
5 out of 5 starsI gave these earrings as a Christmas present. Recipient loves them. Beautifully designed and made.
About VerbenaPlaceJewelry
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David in his studio.
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The final pendant, cast, finished, buffed, hardened, and set with a blue topaz.
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A "tree" of wax patterns will be transformed to silver, through lost wax casting.
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Wax models, cast into Argentium silver. A lot of finishing work and stone setting ahead!
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David makes vulcanized molds to reproduce all of his original designs.
Verbena Place Jewelry - Designer Jewelry in Argentium Silver, Gold, and Gemstones
Hello and welcome to our Etsy shop!
As you can see from our photo, we have been making jewelry for a long time:) David is the designer, manufacturer and photographer. Helen is the stone buyer, contact person, and all the rest. We found out about Etsy several years ago from a friend and former employee of ours. She has a very successful Etsy shop and encouraged us to give Etsy a try since we were looking for an online presence. We have been very happy that we did!
We got our start working for Helen’s grandmother in her jewelry store. With David’s background in sculpture (bachelor of fine arts in sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design), jewelry design was a good fit and we went on to open our own retail store. Eight years later David won a design competition which awarded him a booth space in New York city at a major international jewelry show. Since then, we have been selling David’s designs to jewelry stores throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Helen obtained the colored stone certificate from the Gemological Institute of America, while David obtained their diamond certificate. Helen does the stone buying and the stones are a great inspiration to David’s designing.
We produce most of our work through the method called lost wax casting, where wax patterns, embedded in a mold, are melted out and replaced with molten metal. The patterns used for this process are created by injecting hot wax into vulcanized rubber molds that David has made of his original, carefully crafted designs.
We use no commercial settings to hold gemstones. In fact, most of our pieces have no heads at all, but secure the stones through tension setting, using a spring action designed into the piece itself.
Argentium Silver. As registered users, we proudly stamp the official Argentium Silver Pegasus hallmark alongside our trademark stamp on all of our silver work. Argentium Silver is of 100% recycled silver, and the specific alloy that we use is the whitest, brightest, highest purity on the market, having about half the non-silver content of traditional sterling. In addition, it can be treated to be harder and more durable than the standard, lower purity material, and is hypoallergenic. Though a bit more difficult to come by, we think that it's well worth the extra trouble to obtain this beautiful, superb metal.
In the last few years we have been downsizing our business and now sell almost exclusively on Etsy. Every piece you see for sale in our Etsy shop is designed and made, from start to finish, by David.
Like so many disciplines, jewelry making offers a lot to explore, always keeping both designing and production interesting. Our ideas feed off one another or spin off spontaneous observations that catch our eye and imagination.
For more information about Argentium silver:
http://www.argentiumsilver.com/
return to Shop Home: http://www.etsy.com/shop/VerbenaPlace
Shop members
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David and Helen Worcester
Owner, Maker, Designer
Shop policies
Accepted payment methods
Returns and exchanges
I gladly accept returns, exchanges, and cancellations
The following items can't be returned or exchanged
- Custom or personalized orders
Returns and exchange details
We want you to be delighted with your purchase! We welcome any comments, suggestions, complaints, and compliments :-)
Payment
Shipping
Please note that the delivery date given by the USPS is an estimate only. We cannot guarantee a delivery date. A certificate of authenticity is enclosed.
U.S. shipments only.
Additional policies and FAQs
We hate to disappoint and we really appreciate it when we are asked, but we have learned through experience that we really have to stick to this policy. We hope you will understand.
If you have any questions at all about a specific piece, or any questions about our work in general, please contact us. We will be delighted to respond.