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SUNFLOWER PENDANT MOTHER-of-PEARL, PAUA ABALONE & GOLD VERMEIL over STERLING SILVER
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Item # |
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183 15880
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Type of jewelry |
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Pendant ~ 18K Gold Vermeil over solid 925 Sterling Silver set with a beautiful
3-dimensional multi-color shell carving.
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Design |
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Stunning SUN-FLOWER design pendant carved in exceptionally fine detail.
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Material |
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Solid genuine 925 Sterling Silver ~ 18K Gold-plated, set with a multicolor golden Mother-of Pearl and Paua Abalone shell carving.
On the back a Penguin-wing pearl oyster shell is use in the carving.
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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. 4.66 grams
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Dimension |
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Total length including bail: approx. 45.24 mm = 1.78 inches
Length of pendant without bail: approx. 30.56 mm
Width: approx. 31.59 mm
Thickness: approx. 4.51 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. 7.80 x 6.60 mm ~ it will fit a chain, cord or rope with a diameter of approx. 6.50 mm
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Color |
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Golden yellow, multicolor blue & green, bronze shell & 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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Hallmark stamp |
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This pendant is hallmark stamped 925
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Origin of shells |
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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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Golden Mother-of-Pearl shell 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.
Paua Abalone shell 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.
Penguin Wing Oyster Shell ~ Pteria penguin
This gorgeous shell was cultured in the pristine tropical waters of the Island of Sumbawa / Indonesia. Mabe pearls are grown in Penguin Wing Oysters.
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Remarks |
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This fine sunflower pendant is absolutely marvelous.
Don’t miss the opportunity to own this beautiful piece of art |
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