MOTHER OF PEARL CARVING 31.90 CTS [MX3258 ]
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| Minimum Bid (USD) | Feedback Rating | 99.43% Positive | |
| Current Bid (USD) | 0.00 | Member Since | 1 Sep 2007 in Australia |
| Bid Increment (USD) | 1.00 |
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| Starting Bid (USD) | 12.99 | ||
| Reserve Price (USD) | none | ||
| Starts | November 19, 2009 9:05 PM | ||
| Ends | November 22, 2009 9:00 PM | Basic Shipping Information | |
| Auction Category | Gemstone Carvings > Abstract Carvings | Shipping Cost | 3.00 paid by buyer |
| Auction ID | 111020 | Shipping Insurance (optional) | 7.00 |
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PEARL CARVING
This is a stunning carving done by a machine with much detail and a top finish.The pearl [nacre ] shell glistens like opal colour.
Weight 31.90 cts app
size 40 x 30 x 3 mm app
Nacre is made mostly of aragonite--a calcium carbonate crystal--arranged in 500-nanometer-thick layers. It forms from ions in seawater that washes through an organic "scaffold" of thin, interconnected, horizontal sheets--the animal essentially lays the "mortar" before filling in the "bricks." The iridescence of mother-of-pearl comes from the interference of light as it reflects from the thin, crystalline layers. But the beauty is only part of what drew Pupa Gilbert, of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, to study nacre. "Materials scientists have been interested in mother-of-pearl for decades because this material is 3000 times more resistant to fracture than its components," she says, referring to the organic and crystalline constituents.
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