Description
A large Pearl in Flower ring that will make you smile every time you look down at your hand. Escape from boring and stodgy fine jewelry with this whimsical ring. Pearls reign as the Queen of Gems. And this isn’t just any pearl, it’s a lustrous South Seas Pearl.
This is such a fun, fanciful ring from Charles Bailey. The center of this flower is a stunning, large 14mm white South Seas pearl. Almost 1-1/4 carats (1.20 cts.) of small diamonds shimmer like dew on its petals.
Expertly crafted in luscious 14K white gold. A nice heavy ring too with beautifully done under gallery work on the back of the ring for beauty and protection.
Pearls
- Pearl is one of the birthstones for June and the gem for the 3rd and 30th wedding anniversaries.
- Hailed as the Queen of Gems for thousands of years, coveted as symbols of beauty, purity, wealth and status.
- A Chinese historian recorded the oldest written mention of natural pearls in 2206 BC.
- Forbes, “Pearls are a natural, organic, environmentally-sustaining and virtually renewable gem.” Departures also agrees, saying, “Pearls just may be the most sustainable gems in the world.”
- Fun fact: Back in 1917, Pierre Cartier trades a double strand of natural pearls for a mansion at 653 Fifth Avenue in New York.
South Sea Pearls
If pearls are the Queen of Gems then South Sea Pearls could be the Queen of Pearls. They’re in a class of their own.
- South Sea Pearls take much longer to cultivate than your average cultured pearl. Bottom line, they’re more costly to tend. Therefore, there are fewer South Sea Pearl farms. Making these beauties extremely rare.
- Boasts some of the cleanest, smoothest, mirror-like surfaces of any pearl, allowing the pearl’s luster to glow.
