GR-D Epirus
Ioannina silver filigree earrings (syrmatera)
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Silver filigree earrings from Ioannina, Epirus, a craft on the Greek National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Each pair ships with an assay or XRF certificate.
Price when it opens €95.00
Being verified
Not for sale yet. The record below is public, but the supplier is not signed and documented. If we cannot prove it, we do not sell it.
Includes 24% Greek VAT.
Ships to Greece: €3.90, 1 to 3 working days. Shipping and duties
Origin record πίναξ
- Where
- Ioannina, Epirus, GR-D
- How
- Hand filigree (syrmatera): twisted wire shaped and soldered
- Protected
- Epirote silversmithing, Greek National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage (2013); Ioannina silversmithing (2023)
- Maker
- [partner to be sourced]
- Fake test
- Fakes are plated brass or white metal. A 925 stamp is the maker’s own claim in Greece, so ask for an assay or XRF certificate. Source: tripadvisor.com (opens in a new tab) Field Note: Silver without hallmarks
Full record
- Material
- Silver (fineness confirmed by assay or XRF certificate)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- VAT class
- 24% standard rate
- Ships to
- Ships to Greece. Open zones: Greece, European Union, US and Canada, Australia.Insured, signature on delivery. Greece, EU, US, Canada and Australia, duties paid by PINAX outside the EU. UK after our UK VAT registration.
- Compliance
- Assay or XRF certificate with every piece. Insured, signature on delivery.
- Sources
- Status
- Being verified The record is public. The sale opens once a documented supplier is signed.
- SKU
- PX-SIL-EAR
Illustration of the object and its place, not a photograph of a named maker.
The address
Epirus Ήπειρος
The mountainous north-west, between the Pindus range and the Ionian coast. PINAX follows two crafts here: silver and wood.
About this object
What it is
A pair of silver earrings made in filigree, called συρματερά (syrmatera, wirework) in Epirus. Epirote silversmithing entered the Greek National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2013, and Ioannina silversmithing was added in 2023.
Where and how it is made
Ioannina, Epirus (GR-D). In the 18th century, silverwork also developed in Metsovo, Kalarrytes and Syrrako. Filigree is built from fine silver wire, twisted and shaped by hand, then soldered into open patterns. The craft is documented at the Silversmithing Museum in Ioannina. We intend to source through the Association of Ioannina Silversmiths.
How to use it
Wear them, and store them dry in the pouch provided. Silver darkens with air; a soft silver cloth brings it back.
What we have not verified yet
Greece has no independent hallmarking system, so a ‘925’ stamp is only the maker’s own claim. Every pair we sell will ship with an assay or XRF certificate. No workshop is signed. Maker: [partner to be sourced]. The price is an estimate. Parcels are insured and need a signature on delivery; outside the EU, duties are paid by us.
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