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. 10MM ROUND PEARL

    sku: P468
    £120.00
  2. ROUND CULTURED MABE PINK

    sku: ROUND CULTURED MABE PINK_62516

    Starting at £15.00

  3. CULTURED MABE PEARL

    sku: CULTURED MABE PEARL _62513

    Starting at £15.00

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

    sku: PEACOCK BOUTON DYED 1/2 DRILLED C/PEARL_62495

    Starting at £4.00

  5. ROUND PEACOCK DYED 1/2 DRILLED C/PEARL

    sku: ROUND PEACOCK DYED 1/2 DRILLED C/PEARL _62494

    Starting at £5.00

  6. NATURAL BOUTON 1/2 DRILLED C/PEARL

    sku: NATURAL BOUTON 1/2 DRILLED C/PEARL_62487

    Starting at £4.00

  7. BUBBLE WHITE & NATURAL FRESHWATER C/PEARL

    sku: BUBBLE WHITE & NATURAL FRESHWATER C/PEARL_62484

    Starting at £5.00

  8. 10MM ROUND PEARL

    sku: P685
    £205.00
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