Gold Sun Pendant Necklace with Openwork Rays

A sun whose rays alternate — one straight and sharp, the next curling over on itself like a flame caught mid-flicker — turning around an open circle at the centre.

Made from 925 sterling silver under a layer of 18K gold, hung from a small ring on a cable chain with a spring ring fastening and an extender to drop the sun lower.

The silver underneath is nickel-free, lead-free and cadmium-free to European standards — hypoallergenic, and comfortable against sensitive skin.

It is a bold outline and a light one, because the rays are cut open rather than filled in — a combination worth having when you want a pendant that shows from across a terrace and forget you have it on by lunchtime. Wear it low, on its own, where the rays have room. This is the one to pack for somewhere hot. It arrives in a free jewellery box with a polishing cloth.

More on how gold plating over silver behaves in our guide to plated silver jewellery.