About Steven Battelle
After a chance trip to SouthEast Asia in 1987, Steven Battelle became fascinated with the jewelry and iconology from the ancient cultures of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, and Asia. Eventually forming a partnership with a dedicated group of Balinese village goldsmiths using painstaking handmade techniques, they together create unique designs that incorporate those timeless and classic motifs. He incorporates primarily cabochon gemstones as well as ancient Greek and Roman coins, each piece capturing the feelings of a bygone age. If you wish to create your own special piece...Read More
Established in 19871stDibs seller since 2021
Featured Pieces
Steven Battelle 2.8 Carats Ethiopian Opal 18K Gold Post Earrings
By Steven Battelle
Located in Soquel, CA
Two well matched pairs of 7 x 10 mm pair shaped Ethiopian opal cabochons are set in 18K bezels surrounded by "single twist wire" accents and dangle below similarly set 5 mm round po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Drop Earrings
Materials
Opal, 18k Gold
Arizona 15.4 Carats Sleeping Beauty Turquoise 18K Gold Earrings
By Steven Battelle
Located in Soquel, CA
Two flawless 14 x 24 mm pointed teardrop cabochons of Arizona Sleeping Beauty Mine turquoise are set in matte-finish 18K gold bezels and dangle below safety-clasp 18K ear wires in th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Drop Earrings
Materials
Turquoise, 18k Gold
Steven Battelle 5.3 Carats Faceted Pink Tourmaline 18K Gold Pendant
By Steven Battelle
Located in Soquel, CA
A "salmon pink" 10 x 12 mm oval diagonal checkerboard cut tourmaline is set within a double room "line texture" 18K gold bezel with matching line bail in the artisan handcrafted desi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Medieval England 1400's Henry VI Silver Gros Coin 18K Gold Pendant
By Steven Battelle
Located in Soquel, CA
A stylized portrait of King Henry VI depicts the monarch crowned, with flowing hair on a silver "gros" coin minted 1422 - 1461. The latin inscription surrounding translates to "Henr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
18k Gold
Steven Battelle 9.3 Carats Mixed Multi-Color Tourmaline 18K Gold Dangle Earrings
By Steven Battelle
Located in Soquel, CA
Six faceted stones of some of the various hues of tourmaline in different shapes and cuts are arranged in cascading 18K matte-finish gold bezels to create this fascinating and unique...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Drop Earrings
Materials
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Ancient Greek 4th Century BC Lion Coin Diamonds 18K Gold Pendant
By Steven Battelle
Located in Soquel, CA
An authentic silver "drachm" coin minted in the ancient Greek colony of Miletos on the shores of the Ionian Sea in what is now Western Turkey depicts a lion looking over his shoulder...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Classical Greek Drop Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Steven Battelle 4.0 Carats Apatite Granulated 22K Gold Earrings
By Steven Battelle
Located in Soquel, CA
Two beautiful crystalline 7 x 10 mm pear shaped faceted apatites are held in painstakingly hand-crafted stacked "jawan" high-karat gold settings as might have been produced in ancien...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Drop Earrings
Materials
Apatite, 22k Gold
Steven Battelle 3.2 Carats Apatite Diamonds 18K Gold Wire Earrings
By Steven Battelle
Located in Soquel, CA
Two bright 7 x 10 mm pear shaped apatites are set in artisan handcrafted "line texture" 18K gold bezels with 1.8 mm VS1 sparkling diamonds below. These are suspended on "safety-clasp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Drop Earrings
Materials
Diamond, Apatite, 18k Gold
Northwest Germany 1700's Silver 1/3 Thaler Horse Coin 18K Gold Pendant
By Steven Battelle
Located in Soquel, CA
An authentic silver 1/3 Thaler coin from the duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (now in Northwestern Germany) minted in 1734 featuring a leaping horse (the Saxon Steed) is set within a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
18k Gold
Steven Battelle 5.5 Carats Multi-Stone Natural Diamond 18K Gold Ring
By Steven Battelle
Located in Soquel, CA
Five multi-colored round rose-cut diamonds from ranging from 8 mm to 5 mm in size are arranged organically on four narrow flat hammered bands and attached together underneath in this...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Ancient Greek 3rd Century BC Horse and Rider Coin 18K Gold Pendant
By Steven Battelle
Located in Soquel, CA
An authentic silver "nomos" coin from the ancient Greek colony of Tarentum in Calabria (near the "boot" of what is now southern Italy) struck between 302-280 BC, has a crisp image of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Classical Greek Pendant Necklaces
Materials
18k Gold
Steven Battelle 3.0 Carats Diamond 18K Gold/Sterling Mens Ring
By Steven Battelle
Located in Soquel, CA
A 10 mm round rose-cut dark natural diamond is set in an 18K gold bezel in the squarish top of a hammered matte-finish sterling silver shank. The central diamond is surrounded by an ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
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