Iridescent Paua Shell Rhombus Shaped Cufflinks from New Zealand 

A PAIR OF RHOMBUS SHAPED IRIDESCENT PAUA SHELL CUFFLINKS. THE TOGGLE IS MADE OF STEEL BUT THE REST OF THE SILVER FRAME IS NON MAGNETIC WHICH A SIMILAR LISTING ONLINE INDICATES MIGHT BE RHODIUM PLATED.

THE PAUA SHELL IRIDESCENT SURFACES DISPLAY A VARIETY OF COLORS THAT APPEAR TO SHIFT OR CHANGE AS THE ANGLE OF THE LIGHT SOURCE OR THE VIEWING ANGLE CHANGES. 

Pāua is the Māori name given to four New Zealand species of large edible sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs which belong to the family Haliotidae. It is known in the United States and Australia as abalone, and in the United Kingdom as ormer shells.it is the worlds most colourful species of abalone.

DIMENSIONS: 28MM X 22MM RHOMBUS
COMBINED WEIGHT 12.10G.

CONDITION: SOME PATINA VISIBLE. IN GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION. 

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