A PAIR OF PEARL AND DIAMOND EARCLIPS PREVIOUSLY TWO LATE 19...

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A PAIR OF PEARL AND DIAMOND EARCLIPS PREVIOUSLY TWO LATE 19TH CENTURY BROOCHES, CIRCA 1890, LATER CONVERTED INTO EARCLIPS Each five-rayed star set with old brilliant and rose-cut diamonds, centring a button-shaped pearl measuring approximately 7.7mm, mounted in silver and gold, diamonds approximately 2.50cts total, length 2.7cm * Both pearls were verbally tested at GCS laboratory in London, in March 2025 and were confirmed to be natural, saltwater. The word pearl has long stood for something rare, beautiful, and valuable. For centuries, royalty prized natural pearls as symbols of purity and power. They form inside oysters or mussels, but how exactly they start growing remains something of a mystery. Truly natural pearls, those formed without any human involvement, are extremely rare, with most found being tiny, often smaller than a grain. Today, nearly all pearls on the market are cultured. This means they’re still real pearls, grown inside oysters, but with human help to start the process. Cultured pearls became widespread in the early 20th century, thanks to Japanese innovations in oyster farming.