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That's a great idea, CrazyMissy !:D;) ... But at the present time, I am mounting my pearls, and I have not yet planned to make jewels for the elephants:p Talking about elephants, To carve giant clams'pearls would be like to carve ivory, in my view: working for a specy loss, a bad job.

I have found this link, which shows a very similar item... enjoy!:rolleyes: Looking for clams pearls, I have read a report which says that Philippines' Governement considers that export of giant pearls of clams is an illegal trafficking.

Maybe not carved, it would be also an old shell's piece rolled by sea, as a peeble?

The carved shell must had been a giant one. Looking at the thickness of nacre, I can't imagine its size. even it was a part of its hinge. That's said to have seen several great, dead or alive, that diving in indien ocean, and these found in old churchs.

Clam's pearl often take the inside shape of the shell. Only an expert would be able to make the difference with a carved shell. Anyway, giant natural clams are protected by international conventions, probably their pearls also. That's why, theorically, the only clams selled now are cultured shells.

These pearls seem truly well used alone on rings or mounted on pendants. I am not sure also that sharp edges of the cut would not be too much fragile to wear these pearls by strands, also bluring so unique light effects of these shapes.

Yes, Battah, pearls used for that must have thick nacre, more, they must be perfectly spherical or regular around an axis. Without that, facets can't be cut right. It's a real challenge to do that!

I use a LED magnifying glass: mine don't make a strong light, but maybe better for eyes health like that. The light is very white, don't allow to discern the true colour tones. LED don't heat at all.

I agree with you PPDC: wathever the material, is a question of pure creativity. The lapidary of Komatsu ( I don't remind his name), has worked ten years to create this cut, that in a right artistic way of thinking. And pearls used for that must be perfect, not at all poor quality.

Pareltje, it's a question of personal feeling. Pearls can be appreciated as they are in natural appearence, or worked, it's not one against the other. Please, look the diamonds: to cut one loose often the third of the rough stone weight, and a rough diamond is so a nice thing itself. Last...

They are exactly cut like gems by lapidaries.

These pearls are marvellous. The ones you show are worked by Komatsu, I think, with these square facets. Viktor Tuzlukov makes nice patterns also, but with triangular facets, I don't like them so much than Komatsu's. Other tahitian pearls can be found faceted, but hand-carved: that gives not so...

Sure they seem old, maybe pieces of a ancient tribal subject?

Hi Cees 110 grams: that's respectable!:)

What a nice piece! Is 29.5 the weight in grams? I should have thought more.

I believed that carrots were for rabbits.

I'll send my shadow there...:rolleyes:

Marvellous piece of art, and maybe very ancient!

Well done, Sanippy... But it's a chance that epoxy glues, sold now to general public, are really bad quality epoxy resins (every fast hardening epoxy glues have very low technical qualities) . Without that, only to heat up 250°C, or use of very hard chemicals, can take off something glued with...

That would be so interesting to see these pictures more closely... Even looking at the first view you are showing, this bracelet seems really to be a great piece of persian miniature art!