Signature Design. I am Proud to Offer You this Contemporary Line of Exclusive Designs Created by Hawaiian Jewelry Artist Marta Howell®. This "Gifts from the Sea"™ Line Features the Signature "Pagoda"™ Design. Contemporary and Bold, Not for the Timid. Ever Know That Feeling When You See Something at a Moment's...
Signature Design. I am Proud to Offer You this Contemporary Line of Exclusive Designs Created by Hawaiian Jewelry Artist Marta Howell®. This "Gifts from the Sea"™ Line Features the Signature "Pagoda"™ Design. 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 Set! 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: 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 Leather Necklace as the Default Size. This is a Medium-Large Pendant, Please Note the Measurements. Item is Much Better Than Pictured and Does Not Reflect the True Beauty of the Brilliant Abalone Shell's Iridescent Hues, Shades, and Color Reflections or Potential Brilliance of the Gemstone. The Shells Used in the Item's Pictures Are Used for Background and Display Purposes Only and Are Not Included. Brand New, Never Used Hawaiian Designed Silver Mother of Pearl Shells With Peridot Pendant. 100% Solid .925 Sterling Silver, Natural Australian Black-Lip Oyster's Mother of Pearl Shells and San Carlos Indian Reservation Mines, Arizona, USA Triangle Peridot Gemstone. Design: Contemporary Pagoda Cut Shells With Trianglular-Faceted Peridot Gem; Cutout, Openwork, Bezel-Set Gemstone Design, Hand-Cut and Hand-Shaped, Mixed Rolling Convex (Bowed) and Concave (Sunken) Tapered Horizontal Bars Mother of Pearl Shells, Vertical Dangling, Natural Shells (Not Treated), Checkerboard-Cut Peridot Gem, Extra High Polished Iridescent Shell, Smooth Silver High Polish Finish, Choice of Leather Cord Necklace Lengths; Measures: Graduated Pagoda Framed Shells Are Approx. 44.5mm Widest Down to 12.5mm Widest (Just Under 1 3/4" Widest to Approx. 1/2" Widest) X 2 7/8" Long incl. Double Fixed Bails, 5mm Wide X 7mm Long Double Fixed Bail Openings; Checkerboard-Cut Peridot Gemstone is Approx. 7mm Wide X 7mm Long X 3mm Deep (Approx. 1/4" Wide X 1/4" Long), Necklace Size: Necklace is Approx. 18.0" Long (Default Length); Optional Resize Lengths in 16" or 20" Available Upon Request; Weight: Approx. 16.2 grams (Without Necklace); Gem Carat Weight: 1.28 Cts Peridot; Grade: A-AA; Features: This Beautiful 100% 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 Gorgeous Iridescent, Flat Graduated Horizontal-Bar Cut Pieces of Natural (Not Treated, Not Color Enhanced) Australian Black-Lip Oyster's Mother of Pearl Shells. The Dangling Horizontal Bars Form to Create Marta's Signature "Pagoda"™ Design. A Pagoda is the General Term for a Tiered Tower With Multiple Eaves Common in China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Other Parts of Asia. The Shells Are High Detailed With Enhanced Polishing Techniques to Bring Out the Best Luster, Iridescence and Colors of Each Shell. These Contoured Shell's Have a Mixed Rolling Convex (Bowed) and Concave (Sunken) Surface Shapes. These Lustrous Shell Pieces Displays a Creamy Light-Tan, Silver and Light Gray Background Color With Iridescent Flashes of Pink, Green, Teal, Orange, Yellow, Purple, Mauve, Violet and Subtle Royal Blue Overtones...Just Gorgeous! The Shell's Satin Patina Have a 3-Dimensional Quality, and at Every Turn of This Piece You See a Rainbow of Colors Traversing Across its Face. The Shells are Encased in a Hand-Shaped Solid .925 Sterling Silver Frames Conforming to the Exact Cut Shape and Sides of Each Shell Piece Using a Very Strong Gauge, 40-Strand Sterling Silver Wire. A Stunning, Faceted Triangular-Shaped Peridot Anchors the Bottom of the Pendant to Enhance the Detailing. The Bezel-Framed Peridot Features a Checkerboard-Cut, a Unique, Fancy Cut Type to Produce Exceptional Reflections of Fire and Rivulets of Scintillation. The Generous-Sized Bail Can Accommodate Several Large-Width Round and Small to Medium-Sized Flat Omega Chains as Desired. A Unique, One of a Kind Set that Exudes Pride of Ownership! Retails for $460 and Higher in Fine Waikiki Shops, and Inter-Island Boutiques and Shopping Mall Jewelry Stores.
This Quality Triangle-Shaped Peridot Gemstone is Very Well Cut Displaying Good to Fine Brilliance, a Strong Bright Hue and a Very Beautiful, 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 Slightly Included With Natural Inclusions (The Stone Appears Clean to the Unaided Eye) and are Only Visible Under a 10X Magnification (GIA: Type II Gem, Clarity Grade: SI). 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 and 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. Triangle Checkerboard Cut: One of the most unique, fancy cuts available is the triangle cut. The checkerboard-cut gem displays a group of diagonal cut squares resembling a checkerboard game pad. The main and outstanding feature of the triangle cut gemstone is its unique triangular form. The cut comes in two different variations, with curved and uncurved sides. In addition to side variations, the top surface of the cut also varies. A triangle cut tends to be a stepped facet cut. The fire and beauty of these cuts is spectacular, they are wonderful cuts. One of the more unusual cuts, the triangle checkerboard displays a beautiful brilliance or fire if the gemstone is cut to the correct depth allowing good scintillation.
Color: Medium Tone, Greenish-yellow with Green Apple and Lime Overtones; VERY FINE - 4.
Shape and Cut Style: Triangle, Checkerboard-Cut Stepped Facets; Polish: VERY GOOD - 4.5; Brilliance: VERY FINE; Window: NONE.
Clarity: NATURAL INCLUSIONS- 4 (Visible Only Under 10x Magnification); GIA Chart: SI, Slightly Included; Symmetry: VERY GOOD - 3.5.
Total Carat Weight: 1.28Cts.
Rarity: COMMON TO SOMEWHAT RARE - 4
OVERALL NUMERICAL GRADE: 8 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 Australian Black Lip Oyster (Pteria Penguin): Pteria is a genus of winged oyster closely related to Pinctata that also produces commercial quantities of pearls. Winged oysters are edible but unpalatable, and seldom produce precious pearls. It is a tropical species, with pearly interiors and long, wing-like projections of the hinge, have fragile shells. Winged oysters are found naturally on rocks and coral near channels and capes where the current runs fast and they attach themselves to the ocean bottom and to wharf pilings. Ptaria Penguin is a major source of Mabe Pearl production. Mabe pearls have a characteristic semispherical shape and unique rainbow-like luster and are a cultured half pearl, formed by inserting a half-sphere between the mantle and the shell. Since Mabe pearl oysters do not clump and their population is small, it is difficult to obtain a lot of mother of pearl from these oysters. Pearl culturing using natural oysters was conducted on a small scale. The first established artificial breeding techniques for the Mabe pearl oysters were established in 1970. The Mabe pearl oyster, Pteria Penguin that grows up to 20-30 cm in diameter is also called “the penguin wing oyster” from its shape like a wing. They commonly display a silver color under the oyster muscle with a rich mauve, gold banding towards the black/brown outer-lip. All semispherical “half-pearls” used to be called “Mabe”, however, only pearls come from the Pteria penguin are called “Mabe pearls” now. The Mabe oyster produces a brilliant nacre with a rainbow-like spectrum of hues, and the Mabe pearls produced from this nacre, which sizes are 12-20mm in diameter, possess a uniquely penetrating brilliance, with hues ranging from light pink through deep rose-red to a "rainbow" pink. Sometimes the pearls have gold-pink or other hues of high rarity. This rich variety of lustrous hues combines with nacreous layers of a rarely seen fineness of texture to give the Mabe pearl its perennial appeal and make it our original, popular product. Habitat It can be found from the Red Sea in the east to the western tropical Pacific and from the southern islands of Japan in the north to the southern waters of Australia. Mabe pearl producing countries are Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. 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. 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. 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. Purchase Assurance of Quality: As Each of These Pendants are Intricately Hand-made, with High Attention-to-Detail, Using Mother of Pearl Shells and a Semi-Precious Gemstone, 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 Special Marta Howell Gift Bag. Item's Picture/s Enlarged to Show the Fine Details. 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