Pearls Archive

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    Turquoise & Pearl Collection

    One of a kind collection of natural turquoise and South Sea pearl jewelry designed by Janet Deleuse. Ring: Turquoise and Mabe pearl set in 18k.  $8.500- Bracelet: Turquoise and pearls in 18k $22,500- Earrings: Turquoise and 12.5mm pearls dangling $12,500-

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    Pearls

    Legends of Pearls are as old as history itself.  In Persian mythology pearls were regarded as the “tears of the gods”.  The Chinese believed that pearls were jewels in the sea and grew by the power of the moonlight.  In ancient Rome, they were a...

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    South Sea Golden Pearls

    The rarest of all pearls, cultured in the oceans from Burma to the coast of Australia and to the French Polynesia in the  oyster, Pinctada Maxima.   Commonly known as the yellow lip oyster (or gold lip), this very large oyster produces yellow to golden colored...

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    La Peregrina Pearl

    One of the world’s most famous pearls, Peregrina, which translates from “pilgrim” is an appropriate name for a gem with five hundred years of history.  La Peregrina is currently on loan from Elizabeth Taylor at the Cartier Boutique in Beverly Hills for the 100th anniversary...

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  • Coco Chanel, Man Ray & Pearls

    Coco Chanel, Man Ray and Pearls

    Christian Dior said “ Coco Chanel revolutionized fashion with a black pullover and ten strings of pearls.”  Chanel opened her salon  in 1911 in Paris on the rue de Cambon and  transformed haute couture with simply cut clothes and outrageous accessories – it was her...

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