I am Proud to Offer You this Contemporary "Gifts from the Sea"(tm) Line of Exclusive Designs Created by Hawaiian Jewelry Artist Marta Howell®. Contemporary and Bold, Not for the Timid. Ever Know That Feeling When You See Something at a Moment's Glance and You do a Double-take Second Look...
I am Proud to Offer You this Contemporary "Gifts from the Sea"(tm) Line of Exclusive Designs Created by Hawaiian Jewelry Artist Marta Howell®. Contemporary and Bold, Not for the Timid. Ever Know That Feeling When You See Something at a Moment's Glance and You do a Double-take Second Look, Because Your Eyes Just Didn't Believe What they Saw. This Was the Exact Effect Felt When I Came Across Marta's Gorgeous Collection of Unique and Superbly Crafted Art Pieces! Exquisitely Beautiful, Each and Every Piece is a Show Stopper! From Her Heart to Yours Comes this Beautiful Gift from the Sea! I truly apologize to her as my pictures do not best reflect the true appearance and beauty of her wonderful treasures as a gifted artist. All of Marta's Shell Pieces are Geographically-Selected as She Possesses a Keen Understanding of How Each Region's Shell Can Display Certain Qualities With Respect to Their Luster, Colors and Iridescent Characteristics. All of Marta's Calibrated and Uniform-Sized Semi-Precious Gemstones are "A+" Grade or Better as She Pursues to Achieve the Highest Quality of Standards in Each of Her Art Pieces Made.
NOTES: Item is Much Better Than Pictured and Does Not Reflect the True Beauty of the Brilliant Mother of Pearl Shell's Iridescent Hues, Shades, and Color Reflections. Please State Your Optional Choice From One of Three Necklace Lengths (16", 18" or 20") in an Email or With a Note in Your Payment, Otherwise You Will Be Shipped the 18" Long Necklace as the Default Size. Brand New, Never Used Hawaiian Designed Silver Black-Lip Oyster Mother of Pearl Shell with Peridot Slide Pendant. 100% Solid .925 Sterling Silver, Natural Tahitian Mother of Pearl and San Carlos Indian Reservation Mines, Arizona, USA Peridot Gemstone. Design:Contemporary Rectangular-Cut Shell with Step-Cut Peridot Gem; Cutout, Raised Gemstone Design, Hand-Cut and Hand-Shaped, Slightly Concaved Mother of Pearl Shell Vertical Bar, Natural Shell (Not Treated), Rectangular Peridot Gem, Extra High Polished Iridescent Shell, Smooth Silver High Polish Finish, Choice of Leather Cord Necklace Lengths; Measures:Rectangular Framed Shell is Approx. 23mm Wide (Just Over 7/8" Wide) X 1 1/4" Long incl. Adjustable Hidden Slide Bail, 5mm Wide X 6.5mm Long Adjustable Hidden Slide Bail Opening; Step-Cut Peridot Gemstone is Approx. 5.00mm Wide X 7.00mm Long X 2.00mm Deep (Approx. 3/16" Wide X Just Over 1/4" Long), Necklace Size: 18" Long (Default), Optional Lengths in 16" or 20" Also Available Upon Request. Weight: 9.04 grams Total; Gem Carat Weight: 1.15ct Peridot; Grade: A-AA; Features: In Hawaiian, the Words "Piha pono" Means "Detailed", "Nani makamae" Means "Exquisite", "Nani e makahehi 'ia ai" Means "Alluring", "Ho`ohiluhilu" means "Elegant" and "Punono" means "Gorgeous", All of Which Describe this Exclusive Design Exactly! This Beautiful Hand-made Hawaiian Designed Sterling Silver Pendant is Superbly Hand-Crafted with an Extra High Polished Surface Shell Finish and a Smooth, Silver High Polish Finish Background. This Labor-Intensive Design Features a Gorgeous Iridescent, Rectangular-Cut Piece of Natural (Not Treated, Not Color Enhanced) Tahitian Black-Lipped Oyster's Mother of Pearl Shell. The Shell is High Detailed with Enhanced Polishing Techniques to Bring Out the Best Luster, Iridescence and Colors of the Shell. This Shell has a Slight Concaved, Curve Shape. This Lustrous Shell Piece Displays a Creamy Light-Brownish Tan, Silver and Light Gray Background Color with Iridescent Pink, Green, Orange, Yellow, Violet and Subtle Blue Overtones and the Vertical Black-Lipped Edge of the Oyster Shell...Just Gorgeous! The Shell's Satin Patina Has a 3-Dimensional Quality, and at Every Turn of This Piece You See a Rainbow of Colors Traversing Across its Face. The Shell is Encased in a Hand-Shaped Solid .925 Sterling Silver Frame Conforming to the Exact Cut Shape and Sides of the Shell Piece Using a Very Strong 40-Strand Sterling Silver Wire. A Stunning, Faceted Rectangular-Shaped Peridot Anchors the Lower Right Bottom Portion of the Pendant to Enhance the Detailing. The Framed Peridot Features a Step-Cut, Which Allows More Light to Enter and Reflect Back Creating Sparkling Rivulets of Scintillation. The Focal Portion of This Pendant is Attached to an Included (Free of Charge) 1.9mm Thick, Black European Leather Cord Necklace Crafted of the Best Quality. The Necklace's Closure Incorporates a Strong, Sterling Silver Lobster-Claw Clasp for Added Security. This Pendant Functions as a Slide and Displays a Very Nice Floating Appearance When Worn with a Necklace. The Bail is Open at the Bottom and Can be Adjusted to Accomodate Several Round and Flat Chains as Desired. A Unique, One of a Kind Piece that Exudes Pride of Ownership! Retails for $215 and Higher in Fine Waikiki Shops, and Inter-Island Boutiques and Shopping Mall Jewelry Stores.
This Quality Rectangle-Shaped Peridot Gemstone is Very Well Cut Displaying Good to Fine Brilliance, a Strong Bright Hue and a Very Beautiful, Light-Medium to Medium Tone yellowish-Green Color Background, Which is Completely Natural (This Natural Peridot Gem Has Not Been Heated or Treated in Anyway). This Fine Quality Natural Gem is Very Slightly Included With Natural Inclusions (The Stone Appears Clean to the Unaided Eye) and Only Visible Under a 10X Magnification (GIA: Type II Gem, Clarity Grade: VS). This Sparkling Peridot Was Mined From the San Carlos Indian Reservation Mines, Arizona, USA. The Gemstone was Intricately Cut and Polished in Jaipur, India Where Cutting & Polishing are Predominantly Done by Hand Which Requires an Immense Degree of Skill and Years of Experience. In Jaipur, the Gem Manufacturing Industry is Over 300 Years Old, Which Also Happens to be the World’s Largest Center for Gemstone Cutting and Polishing. Step Cut: A simple type of facet cut, specially used for colored stones, but also occasionally for diamonds. Several facets are cut parallel to the edges, the facets becoming steeper towards the girdle. The lower part usually has more facets than the upper part. The step cut creates a large window to allow a great amount of light to enter and reflect back to display nearly the full color tone of the set gemstone. A step cut can be used in combination with other cuts i.e. Oval-Step cut or Square-Step cut, etc. A step-cut stone is best set within a frame or with special prongs to hold the blocked corners securely.
Color: Light Medium Tone, yellowish Green with Light Green Apple and Subtle Lime Overtones; VERY FINE - 4.
Shape and Cut Style: Rectangular, Step-Cut Facets; Polish:VERY GOOD - 4; Brilliance:GOOD-FINE; Window:MEDIUM - 4.
Clarity: NATURAL INCLUSIONS - 4(Visible Only Under 10x Magnification); GIA Type II Clarity Chart: VS, Very Slightly Included; Symmetry: VERY GOOD - 3.
Total Carat Weight: 1.15ct.
Rarity: COMMON TO SOMEWHAT RARE - 3+
OVERALL NUMERICAL GRADE: 8.0 OUT OF 10
About Marta:Staff Writer, Honolulu Advertiser - "A mollusk is not a pretty thing. At least from the outside. They are usually gray and craggy and covered with little craters that look like out-of-control warts. Of all the creatures in the ocean, a mollusk seems unlikely to be the one that would normally inspire art...until its shell is opened. Opening a mollusk can be like prying open a treasure box long hidden in the depths of the ocean. Iridescent colors explode from the shell, from pale gray-blues and soft golden tones to brilliant pinks, purples and greens. Now these gifts from the sea are being used to create one-of-a-kind wearable art by one of Hawai`i's jewelry designers Marta Howell of Kailua, on the Island of Oahu, Hawai`i." She begins with Mother-of-pearl, sometimes combining it with Corals and Semi-precious Stones such as Tourmaline, Peridot, Amethyst, Blue Topaz, Citrine and Garnet, as the muses move Her. David, her husband taught her silversmithing, and she uses silver to bind the pieces together. The effect is often of a silver frame around the shells and stones. Marta stated, "I see art in every piece of shell. It's a never-ending adventure. Taking layers from the shells was like finding a new world within the shell." Howell said the temperature of the ocean, age of the mollusk and algae and seaweed they eat help determine the colors the shells take on. Those from Sumatra have a golden hue; from Norway, blue-pink; and New Zealand's are green-blue. Howell said one of the properties she likes best about working with mother-of-pearl is that there is a shade that works with every skin color. When she is designing, she has six muses in mind, each is based on a woman she has known in real life. They range from a graceful, feminine Hawaiian woman to a businesswoman "with attitude." About Peridot: Peridot is the best known gem variety of olivine, a species name for a series of magnesium-iron rich silicate minerals. Peridot features a lively yellow-green color that is transparent with an oily luster. The iron that creates peridot’s color is an integral part of its structure, so the gem is only found in various shades of green. It is most prized in lime hues, but Italian peridot is a rich olive color and popular American peridot is a beautiful light yellow-green. The Romans called peridot “evening emerald” because its exquisite green color was said to glow at night. This is likely because the stone exhibits a double refraction, meaning when looking through the stone, objects appear double. When looking into a faceted peridot, the number of bottom facets appears to be double the actual number, creating a glittering effect. The word Peridot comes from the Arabic 'faridat' which means gem. Large sizes are mined in Myanmar (Burma) and also found in China (Hebei Province of China), India and Pakistan. The mines on Peridot Mesa, near the Apache town of San Carlos, Arizona are among the largest deposits in the world of this bright green gem. Peridot is considered the modern birthstone of August or the traditional birthstone known as Sardonyx. Given as a symbol of fame, dignity and protection, this gem is also traditionally given to couples celebrating their 16th wedding anniversaries. Peridot Care: Do not use an ultrasonic cleaner on your peridot jewelry. Avoid sudden temperature changes, steaming and contact with cosmetics, hairspray, perfume or household chemicals. Clean only with a damp cloth or soft brush with room temperature water. About Mother of Pearl: Mother of Pearl is the common name for iridescent nacre, a blend of minerals that are secreted by oysters and other mollusks and deposited inside their shells, coating and protecting their bodies. Nacre is the same substance that is deposited around an object that becomes lodged in the mollusk, either naturally or inserted by humans, to ultimately become a pearl. Although pearls are popular today, some past cultures regarded colorful pieces of mother of pearl as more desirable decoration for jewelry and other objects. Jewelry made from mother of pearl is in the group called organic jewelry, which includes all jewelry that originates from a living creature, plant or other living organism. The pearly lining of mollusk shells has long been noted by people living near the ocean. Many early cultures used mother of pearl extensively in jewelry, and it came to be highly prized. About Tahitian Black Lip Oysters: An oyster, known scientifically as Pinctada margaritifera, found in the South Pacific, in areas such as Australia, Fiji, Tahiti, Okinawa, Cook Islands, Persian Gulf, parts of Indian Ocean, Baja California and the Gulf of Mexico. This particular species of oyster grows to about twelve inches in diameter and produces a wide range of dark-colored pearls commonly called "Tahitian pearls" or "black pearls." The natural colors of pearls grown by this oyster include silver/white, light gray, dark gray, orange, gold, green, blue, purple, and black. The Black Lip pearl oyster has been valued by people in the IndoPacific region for centuries. Its shell was used for making jewelry, decorations, and tools, such as fish hooks and knives. The Black Lip Oysters’ “mother of pearl” inner shell has beautiful iridescent qualities. This pendant is created from Tahitian Mother of Pearl shells, the same shell of the oysters that give birth to superb Black South Sea Pearls. The Mother of Pearl shell is surface polished to display a beautiful shine along with its natural rainbow colored hues and iridescence. Gorgeous and radiant in appearance! Mother of Pearl Care: Use mild soaps and water on mother of pearl to clean it, and avoid storing it with jewelry which may scratch it and wear away the luminous layers of nacre. Purchase Assurance of Quality: As Each of These Pendants are Intricately Hand-made, with High Attention-to-Detail, Using Mother of Pearl Shells and Semi-Precious Gemstones, Each is a One-of-a-kind, Unique Design That You Will Cherish for Your Very Own! Makes a Great Gift or Treat Yourself to Start or Add to Your Collection of Fine Mixed Shell and Gemstone Jewelry Designs. Stamped .925 with Artist's Hallmark for Assurance Marks of Solid .925 Sterling Silver Purity and Quality Jewelry Art Created by Marta Howell. Hand-made with "aloha". Ships in a Gift Box With and Exclusive Marta Howell Gift Pouch. 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