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Antique Natural Pearl Necklace with Diamond & Ruby Clasp, ca. 1915

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Antique Natural Pearl Necklace with Diamond & Ruby Clasp, ca. 1915

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Pearls have always been one of the most sought-after materials in the world of jewellery. Before the invention of pearl farming, their value was comparable only with the four great precious stones: ruby, emerald, diamond and sapphire (in the order of their former importance). Many stories and legends surround their creation and the magical powers that were attributed to them. The necklace presented here is made of completely naturally grown, i.e. genuine Oriental pearls, which were created without any human intervention. The rarity and preciousness of these treasures of the sea cannot be compared with those of today's cultured pearls. The beautiful necklace consists of a strand of even, graduated pearls that increase in size towards the center and are strung unknotted. The lock of this necklace is made of white gold, topped with silver, and shows as a precious flower. A ruby and fine old-cut diamonds are combined here to complete the necklace of genuine pearls. Pearls, rubies and diamonds have always been linked to love in the language of gemstones. The pearl itself is the "gemstone" of the goddess of love Venus, who, like the pearl itself, was born from a shell (cf. Botticelli's Birth of Venus in the Florentine Uffizi!), the diamonds stand for eternity and the ruby as a red gemstone stands for the fire that ignites in the hearts of lovers! The necklace came to us from the estate of the writer Utta Danella, who inspired an audience of millions with her romance novels - whether these oriental pearls with ruby and diamonds inspired her to one or the other story remains only to be guessed... The necklace is an ideal gift with an exciting story and a rare treasure in one!

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Until a few decades ago, pearl diving was the main source of income in the countries that are now part of the United Arab Emirates. Almost nowhere in the world are natural pearls of jewelry quality found in comparable beauty than off the coasts of Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Since ancient times, these treasures from the sea have been weighed out with gold, because genuine pearls from the Persian Gulf have always been extremely rare and precious. It was not until the 1920s, when it became possible to cultivate cultured pearls in Japan, that larger sections of the population were able to afford pearl jewelry - but this was made from cultured pearls. The genuine Oriental pearl remained and still remains a treasure. Today, the art of pearl diving has been largely lost in the Emirates, because the oil that has been produced there since the 1960s is far more lucrative.

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€ 8,290.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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