I am Proud to Offer You this Contemporary "Gifts from the Sea"™ 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"™ 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. The Tradename, Trademark, Logo, and Exclusive Jewelry Designs Are All Copyright Properties of Marta Howell Studio®.
NOTE: Item is Much Better Than Pictured and Does Not Reflect the True Beauty of the Oyster Shell's Hues, Shades, Patterns, and Color Reflections and the Gorgeous Turquoise Gemstone's Tone, Luster, and Color. Brand New, Never Used Hawaiian-Designed Silver Shell and Gemstone Link Bracelet. 100% Solid .925 Sterling Silver (Not Plated, Not Bonded, Not Filled) Bracelet With Natural Sea of Cortez Spiny Oyster Shells and Natural (Untreated) Nakasari© Mines, Mexico Turquoise Gemstones.<></>
- Design: Contemporary Cut Shells With Cabochon Turquoise Gems; Cutout, Bezel-Set Design, Hand-Cut and Hand-Shaped, Convex (Dome) Shaped Rectangular Shells, Oval-Cut Cabochon Turquoise, High Surface Polished Shell, Surface Polished Turquoise, Smooth Silver High Polish Finish, Adjustable Lengths.
- Measures: Oyster Shells Approx. 11/16" Widest X 1.0" Long X Just Under 3/16" Deep Each; Design Portion is Approx. 1.0" Widest X 5.5" Long (Not Including Closure Ends); Overall 8.0" Long End to End.
- Size: Approx. 7 3/4" Wrist, Downsize Adjustable to 7.0" Long Using Removable Lobster-Claw Clasp, as Desired.
- Weight: Approx. 47.7 grams Total.
- Shell Color/s: Vivid, Vertical Cut Pieces of Natural (Not Treated, Not Color Enhanced) Sea of Cortez Spiny Oyster Shells. The Shells Are High Detailed With Enhanced Polishing Techniques to Bring Out the Best Luster, and Color of the Shells. These Shells Have a Slight Convex (Outward Dome) Surface Shape. These Smooth Glossy Shell Pieces Display a Medium Creamy Reddish-Orange Background Color With Striated White Side-Banding and Intermixed Reddish-Orange Striated Lines of the Oyster Shell...Just Gorgeous!
- Gemstone Shape/Cut Style: Oval-Cut Cabochon.
- Gemstone Grade: Very Good (The Grading of Turquoise Does Not Use the Same Methods for Grading Colored Semi-Precious Gemstones). Turquoise is Graded as Levels of Either Poor, Fair, Good, and Very Good. Very Good Quality Turquoise is Determined by Having a Natural Piece of Calibrated Turquoise That Displays a Rich Blue Saturated Color Background, Having One to No Matrix Veins, Not Chalky, and Having a Good Polished Cut. Turquoise is Based on Indicators of Overall Color and Quality of Appearance. The Most Desired Colors Range From a Strong Sky Blue to a "Robin's Egg" Blue. The Turquoise Used in This Piece is 100% Completely Natural in Color and is Untreated and Not Enhanced in Any Way.
- Gemstone Color/s: Turquoise Gems (Robin's Egg Blue, Blue-green, Green-blue) With Very Subtle Natural Vein and Gold Pyrite Matrix Inclusions.
- Gemstone Clarity: NATURAL INCLUSIONS (Visible Under 10x Magnification); GIA Type Clarity Chart: N/A; Saturation: EXCELLENT; Polish: VERY GOOD; Luster: FINE; Symmetry: VERY FINE.
- Total Carat Weight: 21.55 Cts Turquoise; Turquoise Approx. Just Over 3/8" Wide X Just Under 9/16" Long X Just Under 3/16" Deep.
- 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 Design Exactly! This Beautiful Hand-made Sterling Silver Hawaiian-Designed Bracelet is Superbly Hand-Crafted. This Labor-Intensive Design Features Gorgeous, Natural Sea of Cortez Spiny Oyster Shells Intermixed With Natural Nakasari© Turquoise. The Shells and Gems Are Encased in Hand-Shaped Solid .925 Sterling Silver Frames Conforming to the Exact Cuts, Shapes, and Sides of Each Piece Using a Very Strong 40-Strand Sterling Silver Wire. The Bezel-Framed Turquoise Gems Feature Oval (Domed) en Cabochon-Cuts, Being the Best Choice of Cut to Display Their Natural Beauty and Color Backgrounds. This Bracelet Features an Adjustable Square Toggle Closure by Unhooking a Lobster-Claw Clasp Fixed Onto the Toggle Bar and Using Expansion Rings. A Unique, One of a Kind Piece that Exudes Pride of Ownership! Retails for $1710 and Higher in Fine Waikiki Shops, Inter-Island Boutiques, and Shopping Mall Jewelry Stores.
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 Nakasari© Turquoise: This variety of turquoise is a stunning blue, leading some to believe that it is dyed or color enhanced, this is not a fact at all. This "true blue" turquoise is completely naturally and offers a great addition to your jewelry collection. Nakasari© turquoise is 100% natural and genuine from the Nakasari mine in Mexico, which is part of the Bisbee, Arizona mine that extends across the border. Bisbee has been known for years for producing the most gorgeous vivid blue turquoise. However, Bisbee is now closed and the gorgeous blue stones are now mined at Nakasari! These gorgeous stones display a bright vivid blue color background with natural gold pyrite matrix throughout. The color is amazing! These high grade turquoise gems bring sheer elegance from just a simple natural solitaire to sensational and breathtaking pieces when adorned with various metals and natural element materials. This Marta Howell Piece was adorned with exquisite Nakasari© Blue Turquoise accents. Grading Turquoise: Hardness and richness of color are two of the major factors in determining the value of turquoise; while color is a matter of individual taste, generally speaking, the most desirable is a strong sky to "robin's egg" blue (in reference to the eggs of the American Robin). Whatever the color, turquoise should not be excessively soft or chalky. The mother rock or matrix in which turquoise is found can often be seen as splotches or a network of brown or black veins running through the stone in a netted pattern; this veining may add value to the stone if the result is complementary, but such a result is uncommon. Such material is sometimes described as "spiderweb matrix"; it is most valued in the Southwest United States and Far East, but is not as highly appreciated near Globe, Arizona where unblemished and vein-free material is ideal (regardless of how complementary the veining may be). Uniformity of color is desired, and in finished pieces the quality of workmanship is also a factor; this includes the quality of the polish and the symmetry of the stone. Calibrated stones, that is, stones adhering to standard jewelry setting measurements, may also be more sought after. Like coral and other opaque gems, turquoise is commonly sold at a price according to its physical size in millimetres rather than weight. Turquoise is sometimes treated with a light waxing or oiling applied to improve its color and luster; however, if the material is of high quality, such as Nakasari© or Sleeping Beauty Turquoise™ to begin with, very little of the wax or oil is absorbed and the turquoise therefore does not "rely" on this impermanent treatment for its beauty. All other factors being equal, untreated turquoise will always command a higher price. Bonded and "reconstituted" material is worth considerably less. Turquoise Care: Being a phosphate mineral, turquoise is inherently fragile and sensitive to solvents; perfume and other cosmetics will attack the finish and may alter the color of turquoise gems, as will certain skin oils, and most all commercial jewelry cleaning fluids. Prolonged exposure to direct sunlight may also discolor or dehydrate turquoise. Care should therefore be taken when wearing such jewels: cosmetics, including sunscreen and hair spray, should be applied before putting on turquoise jewelry, and they should not be worn to a beach or other sun-bathed environment. After use, turquoise should be gently cleaned with a soft cloth to avoid a build up of residue, and should be stored in its own container to avoid scratching by harder gems. Turquoise can also be adversely affected if stored in an airtight container. Jewelry Handling: It is Not Recommended to Use Harsh Cleaners, Detergents, Soaps, Shampoos, Jewelry Cloths or Jewelry Liquids, Chemicals, Chlorine, Body or Tanning Lotions, Ultrasonic Cleaners, Tarnish Creams, Showering, Swimming in Pools or Hot Tubs or the Ocean With Natural Sea Shell and Gemstone Silver Jewelry. About Pacific Spiny Oysters: Spondylus is a genus of bivalve mollusks, the only genus in the family Spondylidae. As well as being the systematic name, Spondylus is the most often used common name for these animals, though they are also known as thorny oysters or spiny oysters. There are many species of Spondylus, and they vary considerably in appearance and range. The Pacific Spiny Oyster (Spondylus Princeps Broderip) is found in the Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. They are grouped in the same superfamily as the scallops, but like the true oysters (family Ostreidae) they cement themselves to rocks, rather than attaching themselves by a byssus. Their key characteristic is that the two parts of their shells are hinged together with a ball and socket type of hinge, rather than a toothed hinge as is more common in other bivalves. Spondylus shells are much sought after by collectors, and there is a lively commercial market in them. It was discovered in 1976 and began to be exported for jewelry making use in the Southwest by Indian Crafts people. The shell comes in a variety of colors but mainly in red, orange, and purple; sometimes yellow and white or a mixture of these as in purple with yellow. Pricing is factored into the ease or difficulty of shells obtained based upon the color of the oyster's shell. The more purple the shell, the more cost-effective the price is; the more orange the shell, the most expensive the price is. This is due to the depth ranges at which these shells are fished from. Spiny oysters in shallower depths exhibit a more vivid purplish color background and are easier to obtain. The Spiny oysters retrieved from mid-level depths display a more deep reddish color background and are somewhat difficult to obtain; and the shells that are at the very deepest of depths display a gorgeous, bright orange color background and are very difficult to obtain. The name Spondylus is a Latin word that means spines on it's back. Broderip was the name of the Scientist who traveled with Cortez when <></>Baja California was discovered and explored. The name Princep was given to this shell because when Cortez presented his marine discovers to the king of Spain who financed his expedition, the king's daughter fell in love with the shell. Therefore, the shell was named the after the Princess. Shell Care: Use mild soaps and water on these oyster shells to clean it, and avoid storing it with jewelry which may scratch it and wear away the polished surface shell layers. Purchase Assurance of Quality: As Each of These Bracelets Are Intricately Hand-made, With High Attention-to-Detail, Using Natural Sea 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 the 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 an Exclusive Marta Howell Gift Pouch. Certain High-Value Items Will Have Required Shipping Insurance to Protect Your Order’s Cost Value Against Shipping That is Lost, Stolen or Damaged by Others and Will Already Be Included in the FLAT Rate Shipping Cost. Please Understand We Should Not Be Held Responsible For Delivery Time Once Your Order Has Shipped as We Are Not the Individuals Delivering Your Package. 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