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VERMEIL on STERLING SILVER PENDANT with PANTHER & LEOPARD YANG MOTHER-of-PEARL CARVING
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Item # |
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183 16371
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Type of jewelry |
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Pendant with a Black Panther & White Leopard Yin Yang multicolor Mother-of-Pearl shell carving and a handmade 18K Gold Vermeil over solid 925 Sterling Silver setting.
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Design |
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A beautiful BLACK PANTHER & WHITE LEOPARD YIN YANG pendant
Each piece is hand-carved one by one by master-craftsmen and therefore the design may vary slightly.
This makes each carving a one-of-a-kind piece of art.
Yin-Yang
is a deeply rooted concept in Taoist philosophy, representing the constant state of change or duality in the universe forming a whole. It describes how opposite forces are interconnected and mutually dependent in the natural world; and, harmony is only achieved when the two forces combined, are in balance.
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Material |
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White & golden yellow Mother-of-Pearl shell, black Pinna Pen shell and Paua Abalone shell with a genuine 18K Gold Vermeil over solid 925 Sterling Silver setting.
The eyes are inlayed genuine nature green Emerald and red Ruby gemstone eyes.
The gemstones are bezel-set in 18K Gold-plated solid 925 Sterling Silver.
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Amount |
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1 (one) piece
* All photos are taken from the actual item *
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Plating |
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18K Gold Vermeil ~ very thick and durable 3-microns yellow Gold-plated over solid 925 Sterling Silver
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Total weight |
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approx. 15.07 grams
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Dimension |
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Total length including bail: approx. 43.93 mm = 1.72 inches
Length of pendant without bail: approx. 30.53 mm
Width: approx. 31.18 mm
Thickness: approx. 9.40 mm
This solid 925 Sterling Silver pendant is handmade; the size may vary +/- 1%.
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Size of bail |
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Inside dimensions of the pendant bail are approx. 7.90 x 6.90 mm ~ it will fit a chain, cord or rope with a diameter of approx. 6.80 mm
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Color |
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Black, white, golden yellow, blue, green, red & rainbow & gold
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Origin of silver work |
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Handmade in Bali by our in-house Balinese silversmiths
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Origin of shell |
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We buy all our Mother-of-Pearl shell and Oyster shell material directly from the pearl farms (aqua culture) off the coast of the Island of Sumbawa.
All our Paua Abalone shell material we buy from New Zealand.
This shell carving is handcrafted in Bali (Indonesia) by our in-house Balinese shell carvers.
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Hand-carving |
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Our shell carvings are all hand carved. This is not a machine mass produced item.
This item is handmade and each piece is made one by one which make each piece a one-of-a-kind piece of art.
We know you will enjoy using and wearing our shell carvings as much as we enjoyed making them.
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Type of shells |
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White Mother-of-Pearl shell – Pinctada maxima
Mother-of-Pearl is produced by the Pinctada maxima mollusk ~ the South Sea pearl oyster.
They are currently cultured in areas throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans, primarily in Indonesia, Australia and the Philippines.
These waters are the native habitat of a large oyster known as Pinctada maxima. This oyster grows up to 12 inches in diameter and much larger than other saltwater oysters
There are two varieties of Pinctada maxima, the silver-lipped and the gold-lipped. The two are distinguished by their distinct coloration of the outer edge of the interior. This type of shell is known as mother-of-pearl, and is responsible for the coloration of the cultured pearls produced, therefore the name.
Pinna Pen shell – Atrina inflata
These are large saltwater clams sometimes known as pen shells. They are marine bivalve mollusks.
Pen pearl is a term used for pearls from the shell species Pinna. This species is found in the waters of the Indian and Pacific Ocean and also in the Mediterranean. These shells produce both nacreous and non-nacreous pearls. The pearls often exhibit a dark grey to black body color with overtones of bright green, blue, purple, silver, and pink.
We buy natural pearls directly from the divers throughout the Indo Pacific region.
Paua Abalone shell
It is produced by the New Zealand Abalone (Haliotis iris), the most colorful shell.
The name Paua is the name the Maori call the shell we know as Abalone from the deep waters of the South Island of New Zealand.
These waters are a lot colder being so close to the Antarctic Basin. This is why the colors of Paua Abalone are more vibrant and deeper in color than any other Abalone found in the world.
The lustrous iridescence is a rainbow blue, green and various shades of red.
This Paua Abalone shell is an inspiration from nature’s spectrum of rainbow colors.
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Hallmark stamp |
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This pendant is hallmark stamped 925 on the bail.
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What is Gold Vermeil? |
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VERMEIL, which is pronounced "vehr-MAY," is 925 Sterling Silver with is plated with Gold.
Vermeil is a combination of Sterling Silver and Gold commonly used as a component in jewelry. A typical example is Sterling Silver coated with 18K or 24K Gold. To be considered VERMEIL, the gold must be at least 10 karats (42%) and be at least 2.5 micrometers thick. In the US and various other countries, Sterling Silver covered first with a base metal (such as nickel) and then plated with Gold cannot be sold as vermeil without disclosing that it contains base metal.
The word "VERMEIL" is a French word which came into use in the English language, mostly in America, in the 19th century as an alternative for the usual term silver-gilt.
Vermeil can be produced by either fire-gilding or electrolysis. The original fire-gilding process was developed in France in the mid-18th century; however, France later banned the production of vermeil because over time artisans developed blindness due to mercury involved in the process. Today, VERMEIL is produced by electrolysis which is much safer than fire gilding yet produces a very similar result
The White House has a collection of vermeil tableware kept on display (when not in use) in the Vermeil Room.
The Code of Federal Regulations 16, Part 23.5 defines Vermeil: "An industry product may be described or marked as 'vermeil' if it consists of a base of Sterling Silver coated or plated on all significant surfaces with Gold or Gold alloy of not less than 10 karat fineness, that is of substantial thickness and a minimum thickness throughout equivalent to two and one half (2 ½) microns (or approximately 1/10000ths of an inch) of fine Gold."
Less than 2.5 microns is NOT Vermeil and is considered as simple Gold plating only.
Vermeil Jewelry
Vermeil is a more expensive version of Gold plated jewelry. It consists of a 925 Sterling Silver base that is coated or plated with Gold.
And again, if the longest lifespan is in the first place for you, your option is VERMEIL
Vermeil is much more durable than simple very thin gold plating.
No wonder that the price is also high.
Gold plated jewelry
Gold plating is the term used to describe the process of plating jewelry made of either precious (silver) or non-precious base metal (zinc, nickel, copper) with a thin layer of gold, which is depositing there by electrochemical methods. As it was said the layer is very thin and thus easy to scratch. It also naturally wears thin with time, exposing the metal below.
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Remarks |
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Our 18K Gold Vermeil over solid 925 Sterling Silver jewelry are absolutely marvelous and made with exceptional detail.
The condition is new and excellent.
Don’t miss the opportunity to own this magnificent pendant |
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