“I have always been fascinated by the snake ´s ability to shed its skin and metamorphose into a new being. As Snake sheds its skin so we can shed our illusions and limitations to maximise our vitality and desires to achieve completeness.

On a material level snake is vitality, on an emotional level ambition and dreams, on a mental level intellect and power, and on the highest level, the spiritual level wisdom, understanding and wholeness.

Jade on the other side is a special stone that is believed to promote wisdom, balance, and peace. It has spiritual attributes, which are extremely distinct. This prehistoric sign of calm and peace is a unique, strong piece of tool that encourages our consciousness to increase at a higher level. However, jade gemstones perform such function in a restrained and humble way. Because of its extraordinary broad effectiveness, this gemstone is frequently categorized together with the diamond”. - Luis Alberto Quispe Aparicio, Stone carver

This piece represents an extreme high level of difficulty in the carving of the snakes skin, which is done after the complete piece is polished, allowing no space for mistakes.

The hundreds of flakes were all hand carved one by one with the aid of a flexible shaft and sharp diamond disc. If for some reason a mistake was made, the entire piece would’ve needed to be re-polished. This is part of the trill of carving a gemstone such as Jade.

Neoclassic President FP 18K solid gold nib

British Columbia Nephrite Jade & Rock Crystal from Brazil

40 pcs of Round faceted emeralds Zambia and 7 pcs of faceted round sapphires from Burma

Base: Hand carved rock crystal with a plate featuring numbering X/8

Fashioned from bronze with yellow gold finishes. Each piece was handmade either by carving wax or directly hand hammering the silver.

Ref: 241802

250 of working hours invested in this piece

Limited to 8 pieces