Vahe Naltchayan is a middle eastern goldsmith with a penchant for Greek, Turkish, Israeli, and Byzantine designs. Vahe began his metallurgical education in Beirut, Lebabon. He then moved to Italy where he gained a few awards for his design, and finally settled in America in 1980. His work is very regal, and has a very old world feel and look about it. He exclusively uses 18K gold, but adorns it with big intaglio and cut gems. He will occasionally use diamonds, but very rarely. A lot of his work uses an Acid Wash Matte Finish - a technique he created himself, and one that has quickly spread out to other designers.
He has a very fine body of work. This is a must have for any collector who loves ancient inspired designs like Zolotas, Gurhan, and LaLaounis.
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