Pearl Jewelry
A unique and beautiful collection of hand-made pearl jewelry from The Museum of Jewelry in San Francisco, Ca. Our gift shop stocks an assortment of pearl earrings and jewelry in 24k gold vermeil, 14k gold and silver with a selection of pearl varieties including freshwater, rice, cultured, and baroque varieties.
Pearl Jewelry by Tye
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Timeless Pearl Jewelry
Though today we see often see the pearl as an accessory, a semi-precious stone which serves to compliment more interesting stones in a harlequin piece, throughout much of recorded history, a pearl was a treasure of great value. Some of the most most expensive jewelry in history was composed of natural pearls.
In the year 38 BC, Cleopatra wagered Marc Antony she could give the most expensive dinner in history.
Cleopatra aimed convince the Roman ruler that Egypt possessed enough wealth to put it above conquest. As Anthony reclined the Queen removed an earring, crushed a single large pearl, dissolved it in wine (or perhaps vinegar), and drank it. Astonished, Antony declined his dinner — the matching pearl — and admitted she had won.
100 years later Pliny the elder, in his famous manuscript Naturalis Historia, estimated the value of a single pearl to be 29 TONS of fine silver (or about $30 million dollars). Such was the rarity of the pearl in ancient times.
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The earrings are beautiful. The variety is incredible. The shipping is fast. They arrive in a beautiful wrapping. I love this store.
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