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This mother of pearl and carved ivory pendant highlights a single blossom as it unfurls toward the sun—an exquisite image that encapsulates nature's grace and regenerative power.
Many Zealandia jewelry designs are directly inspired by nature and the wonderful images we see around us daily. This carved ivory pendant tells the story of first light when the sun's rays touch and awaken a sleeping blossom. The lines and accents in this silver mother of pearl necklace coalesce to create a piece that wears like a delicate charm—a touch of the natural world to complete your look.
The flower petals are carved from luminous mother of pearl, which catches the 14kt gold fill highlights, making them glow. A fine mixed metal treatment of sterling silver and gold fill evoke the flower's delicate silhouette, and a fossilized ivory sun in warm earth tones set above the flower finishes this pastoral piece.
The sun is hand carved from fossilized mammoth tusk, which is over 15,000 years old. Much of the mammoth tusk's long life is spent in permafrost or underground where it lies buried for centuries, accreting a range of colors from warm cream to deep cocoa. Mammoth tusk takes us back in time to an era before the last of the great mammoths disappeared. Its relative scarcity and age-old story make it a highly desirable accent in jewelry and artisan crafts.