PEARLS

PEARLS
Natural Pearls are rare and expensive. The cultured Pearl (a ball of mother of pearl placed in an oyster as an irritant, to be covered by the creature with layers of nacre) has become the standard. Although a recent innovation, it should be noted that while Kokichi Mikmoto originated the process for the 'man-made' pearl, the Chinese had been inserting images of Buddha into molluscs to create nacre-covered talismans for seven hundred years. Now, with the rise in the production of the fresh-water or mussel pearl, a new revolution has started. The Chinese are now producing Pearls in vast quantities, and inexpensive strings of medium to good pearls are common in the marketplace.
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  1. HALF DRILLED AKOYA GOLD PEARL

    sku: HALF DRILLED AKOYA GOLD PEARL_62503

    Starting at £12.00

  2. HALF DRILLED AKOYA CREAM PEARL

    sku: HALF DRILLED AKOYA CREAM PEARL_62502

    Starting at £21.00

  3. HALF DRILLED AKOYA PEARL AAA QUALITY

    sku: HALF DRILLED AKOYA PEARL AAA QUALITY_62501

    Starting at £27.00

  4. DROP PEACOCK DYED 1/2 DRILLED C/PEARL

    sku: DROP PEACOCK DYED 1/2 DRILLED C/PEARL_62496

    Starting at £4.00

  5. DROP DYED SILVER/GREY 1/2 DRILLED C/PEARL

    sku: DROP DYED SILVER/GREY 1/2 DRILLED C/PEARL_62491

    Starting at £4.00

  6. NATURAL DROP 1/2 DRILLED C/PEARL

    sku: NATURAL DROP 1/2 DRILLED C/PEARL_62488

    Starting at £4.00

  7. BOUTON HALF DRILLED WHITE FRESHWATER C/PEARL

    sku: BOUTON HALF DRILLED WHITE FRESHWATER C/PEARL_62480

    Starting at £4.00

  8. BLACK PEACOCK AKOYA 1/2 DRILLED PEARL

    sku: BLACK PEACOCK AKOYA 1/2 DRILLED PEARL_62504

    Starting at £9.30

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