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Marina Cay Pendant
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The commission of this Larimar pendant has the most amazing story behind
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It is based on a true life story which was made into a movie. The privately |
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owned island, called Marina Cay can be found north-east of the British Virgin |
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Island's capital Tortola.
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To keep the story short, a young couple Robb and Rhodie White, settled on |
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Marina Cay in the late thirties as a young married couple. The island was all
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deserted. They did however have a
magnificent brass bed brought to the |
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island. Whilst Robb was writing books, Rhodie went about building their |
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house. This house today, has become the library for the few guest
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They also have a gift shop, that sells copies of the 1958 movie called
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"Virgin Island" starring a very young Sydney Poitier. This movie is based
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Robb and Rhodie White story. |
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Our customers saw this movie fifty years ago, leaving an indelible
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Doing their own research over the years, they have pieced together most of
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original story. For further authentication and getting in the spirit they
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Marina Cay Island. To their astonishment they found that most of the
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the island was lost to the new generation. It is now their mission to tie
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loose ends together and write a factual book on the White's and Marina
Cay. |
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We will post a link of the book, once it is available. More information on
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on Marina Cay can be found at
http://www.pussers.com/outposts/marina_cay |
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Hans was given carte-blanche on his artistic interpretation. The brief was
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the Larimar stone must be the shape of the island and a brass bed must be
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the reverse side. To prepare for this commission we watched the movie. As
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added twist symbolic treasures were hidden on the pendant, which had to do
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with the story. They were a champagne bottle, flying pelican and a book,
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intractably links Marina Cay's past and future. |
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Materials: 18ct White and Yellow Gold |
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107.5ct carved Larimar |
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0.25ct Diamond |
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Dimensions: 55mm x 55mm |
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