A spectacular necklace that when worn would dazzle!\u00a0 It is composed of three strands of cultured pearls. The pearls are large\u00a0 (10 millimetre) and are a well matched creamy white lustrous colour.<\/p>\n
Despite their huge price difference, both cultured and natural pearls are real pearls. They are grown from pearl-bearing oysters in either saltwater or freshwater. The pearl formation process is exactly the same for both natural and cultured pearls.<\/p>\n
The only difference between the two lies in the external irritant that causes a pearl to form inside the oyster shell. In the case of natural pearls, this external intruder can be a grain of sand or a parasite, and the pearl is formed completely without any human assistance. Whereas for cultured pearls, the irritant is either a piece of tissue from another oyster or a bead that is placed by pearl farmers to encourage the growth of a pearl.<\/p>\n
They attach on both sides to a large Victorian clasp that was most likely converted from a brooch. The clasp is magnificent and has a cabochon amethyst in the centre surrounded by old mine cut diamonds with an approximate total weight of three carats.<\/p>\n
A fabulous look!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A spectacular necklace that when worn would dazzle!\u00a0 It is composed of three strands of cultured pearls. The pearls are large\u00a0 (10 millimetre) and are a well matched creamy white lustrous colour. Despite their huge price difference, both cultured and natural pearls are real pearls. They are grown from pearl-bearing oysters in either saltwater or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1000000926447,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"1":"product","6":"type-vintage-necklaces","7":"period-mid-century","8":"material-amethyst","9":"material-diamond","10":"material-gold","11":"material-metals","12":"material-pearl","13":"material-precious-stones","14":"material-semi-precious-stones","15":"collection-christmas-gifts","16":"collection-gifts-for-her","17":"collection-gifts-to-wow","18":"collection-wonder-room","19":"gold-carat-18-carat-gold","20":"birthstone-february-birthstone","22":"first","23":"instock","24":"sale","25":"shipping-taxable","26":"purchasable","27":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"