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PENDANT LAND SNAIL SHELL, CARVED MOTHER-of-PEARL OCTOPUS, RUBY & GOLD VERMEIL STERLING SILVER
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Item # |
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183 16377
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Type of carving |
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Yellow Indonesian Land Snail & Purple Clam shell ~ 3-dimensionally carved pendant (amulet / charm)
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Design |
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Ornate OCTOPUS design Bali granulation pendant ~ carving in exceptional fine details.
The eyes are made out of inlayed bezel-set genuine red Ruby gemstones.
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Material |
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Natural yellow Indonesian Land Snail, Purple Clam shell, Ruby gemstones and 18K Gold Vermeil over genuine solid Sterling Silver ~ 18K gold-plated 3-microns.
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Gemstone |
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Two genuine natural untreated Ruby gemstones ~ round 1.8 mm diameter, brilliant cut in excellent quality with just minor natural inclusions (si) ~ from Mozambique / Africa.
The pair of red Ruby gemstones are bezel-set in 18K Gold Vermeil over solid genuine 925 Sterling Silver.
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Plating |
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Very thick and durable ~ 3-microns 18K yellow Gold Vermeil over solid 925 Sterling Silver
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Amount |
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1 (one) individual piece
* All photos are taken from the actual item *
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Weight |
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approx. 22.23 grams
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Size |
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Length: approx. 53.43 mm = 2.10 inches
Width: approx. 33.42 mm
Depth: approx. 24.15 mm
All measurements are taken at the widest points
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Bail |
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The bail inside measurement is 8.20 x 6.90 mm and will fit a chain, rope or cord with a diameter of 6.80 mm and smaller.
The cord shown in the photos is for display only and is not included.
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Origin |
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Hand-carved by Balinese master-craftsmen
The silverwork is handmade by out in-house master silversmiths.
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Color |
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Yellow Land Snail shell, Purple Clam shell, red Ruby gemstones and gold
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Quality |
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New and excellent
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Treatment |
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None ~ 100 % natural shell which is hand-carved and polished
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Hand-crafted |
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This jewelry is made using ancient traditional techniques. Each piece is handmade and is not a machine mass produced item.
Each piece, silver parts and carvings are made one by one which make each piece a one-of-a-kind.
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Hallmark stamp |
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This stunning pendant is hallmark stamped 925.
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Purple Clam shell |
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Batissa violacea ~ Purple Freshwater Clam / Mussel
This very large, thick-shelled bivalve is ovate to almost circular in outline; inside of the valves are purplish in colour, and the exterior is purplish with a thick black to olive periostracum. Most have well-developed collabral growth lines on the exterior surface, particularly anteriorly. The hinge teeth are of the heterodont type, very strong, with up to three cardinal teeth (which may be bifid) in each valve. The well-developed lateral teeth are coarsely serrated. There is a strong external ligament posterior to the umbones. There is no lunule and no escutcheon. The pallial line is entire.
The gills are eulamellibranch and the foot is a compressed, tongue shaped foot lacking a byssal groove. There are two relatively short posterior siphons and short papillae on the mantle edge. The mantle margins are not fused ventrally.
Lives in lower freshwater sections of rivers and in the freshwater-estuarine interface. In intertidal to shallow water, infaunal, burrowing in sand and mud. Suspension and pedal deposit feeders. Dioecious, non-brooding (oviparous) with free-swimming larvae.
Rivers of tropical north-eastern Australia. An old record from the Richmond River in northern New South Wales needs confirmation, and records from South Australia are almost certainly erroneous. It is also found in Andaman Islands, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and some SW Pacific Islands (e.g., Fiji, New Caledonia).
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Indonesian Land Snail shell |
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Yellow Land Snail ~ Asperitas bimaensis viridis is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Dyakiidae.
It is an endemic land snail from Sumba / Indonesia
Family: DYAKIIDAE
Species: Asperitas bimaensis viridis
Locality: Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
This snail is collected the local people in the southern rainforest of Sumba Island.
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Origin |
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Sumba Island / Indonesia.
This shell carving is handcrafted in Bali (Indonesia) by our in-house Balinese shell carvers.
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Definition Bali granulation |
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Old-world Gold and Silver smithing brings the past into the present with detailed surface decoration that suits antique and contemporary designs
Granulation, the art of creating a surface pattern on jewelry with tiny silver or gold balls, dates back to the third millennium BC. The technique, invented in the Eastern Mediterranean and Egypt and later refined by Etruscan goldsmiths, looks as fresh and inventive today as it must have then.
The process begins when wire is cut into short lengths and melted into round granules that are placed on the jewelry in the desired pattern. They’re held in place with temporary “glue” made from plant sap. In the best examples, the balls are attached permanently with heating (which evaporates the glue), not soldering. But it’s a difficult process because the temperature has to be hot enough to fuse the tiny ball to the surface, but not enough to melt the ball into an amorphous puddle.
Granulation involves only high-karat Silver or Gold. The purer the material, the easier it will be to achieve the fusion required for granulation.
People are instantly attracted to granulation because of the connection to ancient cultures.
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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 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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This Land Snail, Purple Clam shell, gemstones & 18K Gold Vermeil over solid 925 Sterling Silver pendant is absolutely marvelous and made with exceptional detail.
The condition is new and excellent.
Don’t miss this opportunity to own this beautiful statement pendant |
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