Shell Dream

Grade AAA Mother of Pearl pear drops - a beautiful hand carved drop - smooth as silk with a lovely iridescent shine, this drop is domed on both sides with a soft curved side. Swinging from delicate shell stud earrings

MOP Drop - 20 x 15 x 9mm

Wentletrap, also called staircase shell, or ladder shell, in which the turreted shell—consisting of whorls that form a high, conical spiral—has deeply ribbed sculpturing. Most species are white, less than 5 cm (2 inches) long, and exude a pink or purplish dye. Wentletraps occur in all seas, usually near sea anemones, from which they suck nourishment. The common wentletrap (Epitonium clathrus) occurs in European waters; the money wentletrap (E. indianorum) is common from Alaska to Mexico.

Shell - 14 x 5mm

Unique piece

Mother of Pearl is an organic shell material, also known as 'Nacre', characterised by it's pearl like iridescent surface

 Nacre, also known as mother of pearl, is an organic–inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer; it is also the material of which pearls are composed. It is strong, resilient, and iridescent

The oyster or mussel slowly secretes layers of aragonite and conchiolin, materials that also make up its shell. This creates a material called nacre, also known as mother-of-pearl, which encases the irritant and protects the mollusc from it.