Would you like to win a Rudolf Heltzel pendant and help a good cause? 

Would you like to win a Rudolf Heltzel pendant and help a good cause? 

This Christmas, once again Christopher Heltzel, of Rudolf Heltzel, is supporting the Butler Gallery and helping them to raise vital funds for their 2023 programme of activity. Christopher created a stunning bespoke pendant for this year’s Christmas Prize Draw which is valued at €1,400. And it could be yours for the price of a raffle ticket. 

The incredible once-off piece of fine jewellery will find a home with a lucky someone for a €10 ticket.  As well as having the chance to win this bespoke piece, buying a ticket will also be supporting Kilkenny's Butler Gallery, one of Ireland’s leading contemporary galleries and cultural attractions.

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The  Rudolf Heltzel pendant starts as a flat sheet of urban mined sterling silver, and with great precision the shape is marked and cut, using a thin saw blade to minimise waste. The creation of the textured surface, where hundreds of lines are created by a specially shaped hammer, is a process that requires very skillful and detailed hammering to create an even pattern throughout. 

The textured silver is then cut into two even pieces that fit to the setting, after which it’s fire time where the pendant is carefully soldered together, before being filed, emeried and polished to perfection.

The setting of the gemstone is the final task, whereby the silver is accurately hammered around and on to the gemstone. The pendant is given a final high polish and is then ready to display its beauty to the world.

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Tickets at €10 each are available from Butler Gallery Reception. The draw will take place at 1pm on Tuesday, December 14, and will be broadcast on Butler Gallery Facebook Live. Collection of the Pendant will be the responsibility of the winner.

 Most importantly, all funds raised will support Butler Gallery’s 2023 Exhibition Programme.

About Rudolf Heltzel

Rudolf Heltzel’s design philosophy is to be highly aware of the functionality of the work, ensuring that the brand's designs always complement the wearer. By taking a unique sculptural approach to his work, Rudolf Heltzel was a master at creating art in jewellery.

Rock Crystal on Sterling Silver Pendant

The original concept of this Rudolf Heltzel pendant dates back in 1976, almost a decade after Rudolf Heltzel established his atelier in Kilkenny.

Rock Crystal Gemstone

Clear quartz is also called rock crystal or ice crystal, from the Greek word 'krystallos' meaning ice - the crystal was thought to be frozen water, so hard that it could never thaw. Rock crystals are valued for their clarity and total lack of colour or flaws. Rock crystal is both durable and stable, which makes it suitable for everyday wear.

In the metaphysical world, clear quartz crystals are the highest gift from Mother Earth. Even the smallest ones have powerful properties. The elders believed that these stones were alive, taking a breath every hundred years or so, and many cultures thought they were incarnations of the Divine.

For a chance to win this stunning piece visit: www.butlergallery.ie/whats-on/rudolf-heltzel-pendant-christmas-prize-draw-2022