This necklace was wire wrapped, by hand, on gold filled wire and completed with gold filled toggle clasp. 19.4 grams  Length: 18 inches Pearl sizes: 0.31 x 0.26 inches 

Gray rice pearls with flower clasp and a pearl in the middle of flower.  13.4 grams  Length: 18 1/2 inches  5 x 4 millimeters (0.16 x 0.17 inches)

The word ‘baroque’ comes from the Portuguese term barroco which meant imperfect, coarse or uneven pearl. According to a 1694 French dictionary, baroque was defined as a word used to describe pearls...

Grey freshwater pearls, which come from the mollusk Hyriopsis Cumingii, are significantly more common (and therefore less valuable) than saltwater pearls, but they are nonetheless extremely beautiful...

Pearls represent wisdom gained through experience.  The gems of the sea are believed to offer protection to the wearer, as well as attract good luck and wealth. Moreover, pearls speak of the wearer’s...