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Your Price: $ 12.50
Item Number: 2116 |
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Manufacturer: Vintage Mother of Pearl Jewelry
Fun pair of pierced earrings which look to us like they were Artisan Handmade (hand made) pieces. These are shaped to be birds, which we think are parrots or cockatoos (we are not bird experts). The birds are made of individually cut and fitted pieces of Mother of Pearl shell, some of which we think have been dyed so these are multi-colored earrings with hues of natural white/opal, beige, light and dark brown, green and pink. There are a few pieces of natural gray abalone shell used here. A touch of black outlining is used to create dot eyes and some black lines defining the beaks. There are a few carved lines on the bird bodies and pink feathers on their heads (these pink areas also have some yellow hues within them).
The Mother-of-Pearl or MOP shell pieces appear to be cemented onto some sort of ceramic, stone or other material backing that is a solid beige in color. While we got these out of a home so we know they are not brand new, we are not certain of the age here. There is no indication of who made these, with no artisan name nor manufacturer stamp, nor anything showing where these were made.
These vintage earrings measure about 2 inches in length and about 1 inch greatest width. They are light-weight, weighing 0.34 of an ounce, so these shouldn't feel heavy on the ears.
We've provided 8 images to show from varied angles, one with a quarter for size comparison, and some close-ups. Given the smooth polished surfaces here, these were very difficult to shoot as the camera light caused many white "hot spot" reflections, which is why many images are shot at an angle to try and reduce these hot spots. If you look across the varied images you should be able to see all parts of these earrings without the reflections. You will see in the images that there is one small shell piece on the left earring that appears horizontally half brown/half beige. This is not chipped, it is how this was made, we're not sure if this is all shell here or if the artist used a small piece of shell then filled in with the backing material, but the topside is smooth like the remainder of the earring. Please use the zoom feature to examine closely.
Very nice condition ready to wear and enjoy with no shell pieces missing, smooth and polished surface. In some places there may be a bit of unevenness to the edges due to how these natural shell pieces were cut to fit. On the right earring on the dark gray abalone piece there is a darker irregular spot at the top right which is indented. To us this looks like natural variation/surface irregularity as one sees in shells, with this area still largely smooth like the other shell pieces, so we don't think this is a chip that happened later but we don't know that for certain (we don't find this a problem). With normal eyes we don't see wear to the topside of these earrings, but looking very closely with a loupe there is expected minor surface use/storage wear, such as some scratches, scuffs, dots/pin or pit dots, etc., but nothing to worry about. The backsides also appear clean and in good condition, with one earring having what we think is an ink pen line on it, not sure why (you can see this pen line in the backside image).
A set of eye-catching earrings for any bird lover, particularly one who enjoys parrots and cockatoos. Also a neat addition to any jewelry collection of items made from mother-of-pearl or shell, or natural substances in general. |
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