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Barnebys HQ
Brahegatan 10
BOX 5038
114 37 Stockholm
All auctions / Jewelry & Gems / Luxury Vintage Earrings With Cultured South Sea Pearls & Diamonds, c. 1990
Large South Sea pearls with warm white luster provided the inspiration for this pair of stud earrings. Their perfectly round shape is complemented by an equally perfectly round diamond in each. Wide bezels of yellow gold set the diamonds, hold the pearls, and allow the design to become a stud earring. South Sea pearls, actually South Sea cultured pearls, are a rather recent phenomenon in the history of pearl culture. For a long time, only Akoya pearls cultured in Japan were available in a quality that could hold their own with natural pearls. It was not until the late 1970's that pearls from various countries south of Japan entered the world market. Japanese experts had successfully applied the knowledge of domestic pearl cultivation to the pearl oyster species "Pinctada Maxima", which had not been used in Japan before and which can produce particularly large pearls: The "South Sea pearl" was born. The shine of yellow gold, the melting cream of the pearls and the bright fire of the white diamonds create a harmonious triad reminiscent of the light of summer days. At the same time, the stud earrings look like a variation on different materialities. The hard metal, the soft-looking pearls and the diamonds, which seem to consist only of light, together create something new and unique. This wonderful pair is perfectly preserved and was made in the years around 1990. An independent appraisal has confirmed the quality of the materials and is included with the ear studs.
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