Conch Pearl Jewelry Bahamas
Head to the world famous nassau straw market the bahamas craft centre or one of our many other shopping venues for a souvenir made from conch shell.
Conch pearl jewelry bahamas. We spend 5 6 hours a day designing our products to become a one. All our shells come from bahamian waters. Pink conch whelk shells are wire wrapped with a enameled sterling silver or gold nickel lead free wire.
Whether you take home a one of a kind piece of jewelry made from the pink shells and porcelain like pearls of conch a unique conch shell carving or a conch trumpet you ll. Conch pearls world wide are a product from a protected species the queen conch. Conch pearls are found in a variety of colours from white beige yellow and brown to golden and many different shades of pink so many that they were regularly referred to as pink pearls in the 19th century.
Conch pearl colours and shapes. Wood turnings by steven knowles roddie pinder and mick guy and other art works created by our very tallented local artists. It makes the perfect keepsake from your time in paradise.
Largest center pearl is 13 59mm x 14mm metal. I found this beautiful conch pearl at a wholesale jewelry market for 70 000. Conch pearls can be found in the world s most exclusive jewelry stores.
Hand crafted pink conch jewelry set in 925 sterling silver rhodium plated with added czs. 10 000 new lower price. 14k gold more photos price.
19 carats center pearl and 2 carats each smaller pearl size. And one in 100 000 holds a gem quality piece. In the turquoise shallows of bahamian waters a large mollusk inhabiting a sunrise pink shell the conch produces a rare and expensive pearl.
5 out of 5 stars 802 802 reviews. There are gorgeous examples of conch pearls in jewelry that is over a century old and the. When i came across this gem over 5 years ago it was the most.
Fine ocean jewelry is uniquely cut designed and lovingly crafted by hand. Our sea glass line is authentic antique ship wrecked glass and is found by us on our shores and wreck sites. To find out more about them click on their names.
Like all pearls the conch pearl is produced by a living organism and is sensitive to acids and solvents. Of course pricing has to do with a lot of factors including the seller and the value they place on their gems the size shape the presence of a flame structure etc. Adding to this is the fact that the queen conch lives in fairly shallow water is slow to grow and has a late maturation that makes it susceptible to overfishing.
We also have a constantly changing stock of conch pearls and custom conch pearl jewellery. Brown is the most commonly observed colour for a conch pearl. Round near round weight.
Sale 16g 18g 20g 22g sterling silver freshwater pearl conch ring conch jewelry conch hoop conch piercing june s birthstone helenjewelryk. Contact kari to purchase this necklace. The largest center set is light pink with tiny tan speckles or pretty freckles and the smaller pearls are mottled tan colour.
