Carved Shell Wing Earrings with Scarab

A pair of carved leaf shell earrings is the combination of scarab
Sea reef and rock creatures build the shells as they grow, with rings of colors gray, brown, blue, green, pink and gold, visible in this edition. Moreover, the large size and in perfect condition is rare to find ones. We then carefully caved out by our craftsmen in shell carving expertise.

The scarab wings have exciting characteristics of colour, fluorescent with different shades of blue, green, orange, purple etc. lasting 100 years and more. Producing scarab designs is a painstaking process where each scarabae piece is carefully selected according to color and is shaved to thickness and then glued on. Each piece takes typically 5-10 minutes of work, and with each piece of Jewelry having anywhere between 50 to 1,000 scarab pieces, they become timeless pieces. Historically, the scarab beetle was admired because of its reproduction process which seems miraculous. The Egyptians made it a god like creature and the Chinese put a jade scarab into the mouth and ears of the deceased emperors to help find a peace in their afterlife. 

This pair of earrings has taken 7 weeks with 10 craftsmen including designer to complete this work of art.

Diamonds:  0.403 ct
White pearls:    7.243 g.
Pink Tourmaline:  0.563 ct.. 
Dimension: 4.0 x 6.9 x 1.7 cm.
Net weight: 31.19 g.