Glamorous Akoya Pearl and Diamond Vintage Ring, c. 1960

Of the Origin of the Pearl

Glamorous Akoya Pearl and Diamond Vintage Ring, c. 1960

€ 1,590.00 ^*

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The origin of the pearl has puzzled people for many centuries. As late as the beginning of the 18th century, the naturalist Valentini wrote: "There are various opinions among scholars about the origin and growth of these pearls / in that many hold, with the old Plinio, that they are generated from the dew / that drips into the opening shells" (Museum Museorum Valentini 1704, quoted from Liselotte Hansmann/Lenz Kriss-Rettenbeck: Amulett und Talisman. Appearance and history, Munich 1966, p. 110). It was only gradually that the true nature of the pearl was revealed, and the Japanese entrepreneur Mikimoto succeeded in cultivating saltwater pearls on a large scale at the beginning of the 20th century. Previously, each individual pearl had to be dived for, and matching pearls were often collected for years to make a pearl necklace. The prices were therefore comparable to those of diamonds. From the 1920s, however, Mikimoto's pearls were also available on the European markets, where they were eagerly received: A real sensation at the time. It was the invention of the cultured pearl that led to the great pearl fashion that we can still observe in the era of the economic miracle. Not only pearl necklaces, but also rings with one or two large cultured pearls at the center of their design were a great fashion of the time. In old jewelry catalogs of those years, we can often even find entire pages dedicated solely to cultured pearl rings. Unthinkable half a century earlier! This gold and platinum ring is a particularly beautiful example of this. It features a round cultured pearl with a creamy lustre in a decentralized setting. Only a few decades earlier, such a large, perfect pearl would have been traded like a diamond of the same size; it was Mikimoto's invention that democratized pearl jewelry. The beautiful pearl is surrounded by two sweeps of platinum set with 24 rose cut diamonds: With this dramatic wave shape, they may remind us of the origin of the pearl. A glamorous piece of jewellery from the midcentury era, whose fine setting also tells a story!

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Of the Origin of the Pearl

€ 1,590.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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