FREE PRIORITY INSURED SHIPPING. AN EXCLUSIVE DESIGN CREATION BY MING'S OF HAWAII©. I am truly Proud and Honored to offer you the Newly-Inspired 18k Gold Line and the Classic Pierced Gold Jewelry Line of Exclusive Designs, authentically created by Ming's of Hawaii©. The name "Ming's", has achieved worldwide recognition...
FREE PRIORITY INSURED SHIPPING. AN EXCLUSIVE DESIGN CREATION BY MING'S OF HAWAII©. I am truly Proud and Honored to offer you the Newly-Inspired 18k Gold Line and the Classic Pierced Gold Jewelry Line of Exclusive Designs, authentically created by Ming's of Hawaii©. The name "Ming's", has achieved worldwide recognition as a cultural icon originating in Hawaii since the 1940s. From its early beginnings of spectacular hand-carved ivory and jade pieces, to stunning Hawaiian motifs crafted in sterling silver and gold, and the highly desired pierced gold designs, all of Ming's creations demanded exacting details. Each and every individual, hand-created "work-of-art" was unique, exquisite, and breathtakingly gorgeous. After closing its last door in 1999, the legacy that Ming's left us with will never be forgotten. However, today, Ming’s of Hawaii© has definitely re-energized itself from a 10-year sabbatical to reintroduce and resume those same traditionally unforgettable Heritage designs that only Ming's was known for. Just take a look over each brand new piece being offered. Embrace and welcome the skilled works of craftsmanship you likely have never seen before in many other jewelry lines, and appreciate how Ming's history of integrity, high quality of standards, and superb attention-to-detail has maintained itself throughout this time. With these set qualifications in mind, and for those of you who remember growing up and seeing your father always giving your mother gifts of Ming's jewelry on special occasions, I truly believe you can rediscover and reward yourself with a "Ming's" to cherish for your very own. The Tradename, Trademark, Logo, and Exclusive Jewelry Designs Are All Copyright Properties of Ming’s of Honolulu® and Ming’s of Hawaii®.
NOTES: The Shell, Necklace Chain, and Card Ad in Item's Pictures Are Used for Display Purposes Only and Are Not Included. Brand New, Never Used Hawaiian 18k Gold Pearl Pendant. 100% Solid 18k Yellow Gold (Not Plated, Not Bonded, Not Filled) With White Akoya Pearls and Hand-Engraved Accents. Design: Tropical Hawaiian Banana Leaf; Cutout, Slightly Raised, Graduated Akoya Pearls, Hand-Cut and Hand-Set Design, , Hand-Shaped Bail and Leaf Edges, Scalloped (Cutout) Border Edges, Realistic Life-like Contoured and Textured Detailing, Curved-in Domed Surface Shape, High Polish Mirror Finish; Weight: Approx. 4.4 grams; Measures: Approx. 15mm Widest (Just Over 9/16" Widest) X 1 1/16" Long incl. Bail, 3mm Wide X 4.5mm Long Bail Opening. Akoya Pearl Features: Measurements: Graduated, Approx. 5.4mm, 5.3mm and 4.8mm Wide (Approx. Just Over 3/16" Wide Each Pearl). Shape: Symmetrically Round to Semi-Round; Grade: AA-AAA; Color: White Color Background With Rose Tone and Subtle Hints of Teal, Lime, Pink, and Royal Blue Overtones; Nacre: Excellent; Luster: Excellent High Luster Appearance, Strong Surface Reflective Qualities; Blemishes: Clean, No Noted Surface Blemishes. These Half-Drilled Pearls Are Set With 18k Gold Screw Posts For Added Security. Features: This Beautiful Hand-Cut 18k Yellow Gold Pearl Pendant is Crafted With a Smooth, High Polish Mirror Finish Background. This Labor-Intensive Design Features the Highly Detailed Cutout, Lau Mai`a (Hawaiian Banana Leaf) Pattern. The Overall Design is Created Using Five Separate Individual Pieces. First, The Entire Outer Portion of the Broad, Tapered Leaf, is Hand-Cut and Crafted With Solid 18k Yellow Gold in a High Polish Mirror Finish. Second, is the Hand-Shaped Bail. Third, Fourth and Fifth Are the Hand-Set, Half-Drilled Akoya Pearls Beautifully Accenting the Design. Fairly Simple So Far, But Now Let's Get Into the Realistic Life-Like Details. The Leaf's Main Blade is Created With a Natural Appearing, Tapered Outline and Features a Sunken Middle With Upward Flared Sides and a Raised Midrib (Main Central Vein). The Raised Leaf's Sides Are Angled Upwards, Having a Sunken Middle Portion and Curved Down to Create the Overall Dome-Shape, the Same as in Nature When a Heavy Leaf Blade Folds Downward Below its Stalk Due to Weight. The Blade's Side Edges are Cut-in to Display the Natural Tearing of the Blades Fron Wind Action. Next, the Upper Portions of the Torn Edges are Shaped Upwards to Display a Dimensional Quality. Lastly, the Blade is Hand-Cut With Approx. 48-52 Parallel Lateral Veins to Ultimately Complete This Gorgeous Leaf and to Enhance the Detailing. Additionally, the Leaf's Upper Mid Portion is Adorned With Three, Graduated White Akoya Pearls. These High Quality White/Rose Tone Pearls Display a Superb Luster to Compliment the Design and to Accentuate the Overall Appearance. The Reverse Side is Crafted in a Smooth, High Polish Finish. The Combination of Skilled Hand-Crafted Workmanship and High Detailing Using Solid 18k Yellow Gold Accented With Akoya Pearls Creates This Brand New Gorgeous Piece! An Absolutely Gorgeous Creation That Exudes Pride of Ownership!
About Akoya Pearls: The original Japanese cultured pearls, akoya pearls are bead-nucleated cultured pearls produced in the akoya oysters of Pinctada fucata martensii and Pinctada fucata chemnitzii primarily farmed in Japan and China, and to a lesser extent in Vietnam, South Korea and Australia. Renowned for their luster, akoya are considered the classic pearl. They are generally white or cream colored, with overtone colors of rose, silver, or cream. Akoya pearls, are produced by the smallest pearl-producing oyster used in pearl culture today, which is no bigger than 2 ½ to 3 ¼ inches in size. Hence, akoya pearls tend to be small, ranging in size from about 2 to 11 millimeters. An akoya pearl that is larger than 10 mm in diameter are extremely rare and highly prized. They also tend to be the most consistently round and near-round pearls, making them ideal in terms of matching for multi-pearl jewelry such as strands and bracelets. In recent years the Chinese have overtaken the Japanese in akoya pearl production. The Chinese began culturing akoya pearls in the 1960's, but had limited success until the late 1980's. While once considered inferior to their Japanese counterparts, China is now producing akoya pearls of qualities that rival that of the Japanese in every quality factor. Due to the increased pressure of the Chinese competition, many Japanese pearl farmers have focused much of their attention on culturing large akoya pearls, as quality akoya pearls larger than 8 mm are a rare find in China. In lieu of farming smaller pearls, many Japanese factories now import their smaller akoya requirements from neighboring China. The pearls are treated and strung in Japan so that they may still carry the mark “Product of Japan.” Japan has all but ceased its production of akoya pearls smaller than 8 mm. It has been reported that more than 80% of the pearls 7 mm and smaller have come from Chinese farms regardless of whether or not they are sold by Japanese suppliers as Japanese pearls. The value of the pearls in jewelry is determined by a combination of the luster, color, size, lack of surface flaw and symmetry that are appropriate for the type of pearl under consideration. Among those attributes, luster is the most important differentiator of pearl quality according to jewelers. About Ming's Honolulu, Inc.©: Hawaiian Tropical to Asian Exotic, Stunningly Spectacular, and Rewardingly Addictive! With incredible detailing, Ming's started producing and selling hand-carved ivory and jade jewelry in the early 1940s and continued into the late 1990s. The premier name in Hawaiian jewelry, Ming's was first listed in the 1940-41 Directory of the City and County of Honolulu. Their business name was likely derived from the Ming ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, "One of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history". Ming's jewelry reflects the popular images of its time and has become a cultural icon sought by vintage collectors worldwide. Tropical flowers, tikis, warriors and other representations of Hawaii were available in silver, ivory, and silver-ivory combinations. The gifted jeweler Wook Moon and his family opened the first jewelry store at the Fort Street Mall in 1941, six months before the outbreak of World War II. Despite the grim outlook then, the little store became a household name among working women and tourists. During those days, Ming’s offered a generous, no-interest layaway plan, so that many of the downtown Honolulu secretaries, not highly paid women at that time, were able to buy something. As the business rapidly grew, the Ming family expanded throughout the Hawaii islands and opened a string of stores on the mainland, including San Francisco, New York City, Miami, Houston, Ft. Lauderdale, and Atlanta, and goods were also sold through catalogs. Mr. Moon personally designed most of the jewelry and often created the pieces himself. Apprentices also were trained to reproduce his designs, as well as other well-known Hawaii artists commissioned to create pieces. Cast and hand-wrought sterling silver pieces were stamped on the back with "MING'S," and all ivory pieces were hand signed "Ming's" in ink usually with a description of the piece, such as "Ming's Honolulu Ivory Plumeria Blossom." The earliest ivory pieces were hand signed "Ming's" in reddish brown ink, and then in later years "MING'S" was printed in black ink. They were always signed on the ivory and stamped on the sterling silver. Sterling with tinted or dyed ivory pieces were the most popular sellers and some of the most spectacular pieces made. Ming's was best known for its trade secret process of tinting ivory. Collectors seek the tinted designs out with a vengeance and they have become quite pricey. However, compared to gold and diamonds they are more reasonably priced, yet much harder to come by. Ivory was used to recreate almost every flower and plant that grows in Hawaii. Earrings, pins, necklaces and bracelets were the most common pieces. Wonderful ivory plumeria or frangipani blossom designs are still worn today for the memories of paradise they recall. At one time, Ming's also designed the ivory wings worn by Hawaiian Airlines' flight staff, as well as ivory plumeria earrings worn by stewardesses to complement the fresh plumeria flowers in their hair. One of Ming's most unusual and appealing lines was the pierced gold line; all pieces being originally designed by Mr. Moon himself. He used the ancient symbols of China to give rings, earrings, bracelets, pendants and necklaces a powerful and exotic appeal. The dragon, phoenix, bird in plum tree, lotus, chrysanthemum, peony, bamboo, and Chinese characters giving blessings of long life and good fortune were all used as motifs in this jewelry. Jewelry sold at Ming's of past, greatly played a leading role in today's jewelry designs of Hawaii. In Hawaii, pieces from Ming's have become family treasures handed down from generation to generation. Daughters seek items similar to those worn by their mothers and shoppers at shows will stop at a booth and become nostalgic if they spot a necklace like the one grandma wore. The articles are costly however, reasonably in-line with the rich detailing and the hours of labor needed to hand-create each piece. Ivory or brooches laden with akoya pearls can be priced from about $200 to $600 and some complete sets can be $2000 or higher. Moon was said to have purchased the pearls he used in his designs from the cultured pearl giant Mikimoto Kokichi of Japan. Collectors avidly seek out vintage pieces made by Ming's. Dealers and their customers feel the workmanship is excellent and the knowledgeable can recognize the pieces almost immediately. The favorite Hawaiian motifs are done in sterling or sterling embellished with carved ivory. Classic depictions of the islands' flowers such as anthurium, hibiscus, birds of paradise, orchids and pikake are rendered in brooches, necklaces, earrings and rings. Their most popular pieces collected today are hand carved ivory and sterling silver brooches, earrings, bracelets of Hawaiian flowers, leaves, tropical sea life, Polynesian warriors and the famous Chinese phoenix bird carved in jade. Throughout the years, Mr. Moon purchased jade material on regular buying trips made to Burma, Hong Kong, and Guatemala. When Ming's created Hawaiian flowers, Chinese flowers, they rarely did a flat leaf; their plumeria have defined curves that make them look realistic and natural. It was obvious that Mr. Moon spent hours studying nature, which raised questions about his anthuriums. Some anthuriums grow with their spadix (spikes) downward towards the wider, cleavage-end of the spathe, believed by many as its natural appearance. Some species do bend down; however, his anthurium earrings and brooches are made to be worn in a way where the spadix points upward towards the narrow point of the spathe, which is a more common appearance of many wild grown varieties. As with most jewelry collections, it's often those pieces that no one bought, because of a high price or unpopularity, which becomes so rare and much more desirable to future generations. At Ming's of old, an Uli`uli (Gourd Rattle Hula Instrument) design that would have sold in the 1940s for $14.40 in pin form and an additional $4.80 for matching sterling earrings are selling today for over $2,500 in a full completed set. Today there is a lot of competition for pieces that typically sell for more than $300. Rare ivory designs carved by Mr. Moon himself, might go for $2,000. Ming's last retail site, the one in Honolulu, closed in October of 1999. For authenticity, please be aware that a true Ming's of Hawaii© gold or silver piece is always hallmark stamped with "MING'S" and its respective metal karat content. Today, we are reliving Ming’s “dynasty” by honoring the legacy of an artist whose eclectic creations brought joy to generations of women. From Managing Director and Grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Wook Moon: "Ming’s was a well-respected and venerable firm, which operated from Honolulu, Hawaii for almost 60 years, selling its own originally designed handmade pieces from the early 1940’s to its closing in 1999. The concept developed out of my grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wook Moon’s years of living in Shanghai, China in the 1930’s where they came to study the history and appreciate the arts, antiquities, and ornaments of this ancient civilization. On their return to Hawaii in 1941, they opened a small storefront in downtown Honolulu and named it Ming’s. Known for delicately carved tropical floral motifs and multi-color jade and pearl designs, Ming’s was long considered the preeminent name for Hawaiian and Asian Heritage jewelry. Ming’s of Hawaii© is pleased to announce the reintroduction of its specialty pierced gold jewelry line! As well as rediscovering Ming's classic 14k jade and pearl designs, and newly inspired creations in 18k gold. We hope that you will find this jewelry not only comfortable to wear, elegant and chic, but that in owning a piece, you become part of a long tradition of “owning Ming’s.” Purchase Assurance of Quality: As Each of These Earrings Are Intricately Hand-Cut and Hand-Shaped, With High Attention-to-Detail, Using Solid 18k Yellow Gold, Each One is Slightly Unique to the Next; There are Subtle Variations in the Hand-Cut Outline Shapes and the Hand-Cut Textured Detailing, Which Are Approximately Represented in the Item's Picture. The Item's Picture Provides All the Main Appearance Characteristics That is Provided in Each Pair of Earrings Purchased. Ships With a Gift Pouch and Gift Box. Makes a Great Gift or Treat Yourself to Start or Add to Your Collection of Fine, Exclusive Ming's 18k Gold Hawaiian Jewelry. Stamped 18k for Assurance Mark of .818 Solid Yellow Gold Purity; Also Stamped Ming's for the Assurance Mark of Authenticity and Superb Workmanship. Hand-Made with "aloha". Item's Pictures Are Enlarged to Show the Fine Detailing. 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. We Ship Twice a Week on Wednesdays and Saturdays; and Daily During Traditional or Honoring Observance Holidays and the Christmas Shopping Season. USPS Express Delivery (2-Days Guaranteed) From Hawai`i for All U.S. Addresses. Please Feel Free to Contact Us With Any Questions. Live Aloha!
FLAT RATE Shipping/CHECKOUT PROCESS:Please Process Your Own Invoice Transaction or Contact Us to Request Assistance With Your Checkout or to Adjust an Invoice Within 3-days After Completing All of Your Shopping. Unless Otherwise Noted, We Offer a Single, Cost-Effective FLAT Rate Combined Shipping For Unlimited Quantities Purchased. NOTE: Completed Orders on Individual Items Paid Separately Cannot Be Flat Rate Combined After-the-Fact and No Refunds Will Be Offered. Please Ensure You Wait Until You Have Completed All of Your Shopping Before Processing/Requesting a FLAT Rate Shipping Invoice. One Gift Box Total is Included in Every Order Due to Package Size Limitations. Please Email Us if You Have a Specific Item Requiring a Gift Box. Mahalo (Thank you) For Your Purchase! IMPORTANT: PLEASE SEND US A SEPARATE EMAIL AND ALSO INCLUDE A NOTE WITH YOUR PAYMENT TO NOTIFY US OF ANY PRIORITY OR EXPRESS DELIVERY YOU HAVE SELECTED WITH YOUR ORDER!
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