Cultured Pearl 17" Necklace Color:White layering mineral deposits over millions

layering mineral deposits over millions of years until the cavity hardens solid

set here with gold filled leverback closures and a decorative bead cap rather than a plain finding

Burgundy Czech Glass

Sterling silver fishhooks provide a simple

Cultured Pearl 17" Necklace Color:White layering mineral deposits over millionsGrown, Not Cut Cultured pearls form the same way natural pearls do a mollusk coating an irritant in layer after layer of nacre except the irritant is deliberately introduced by a pearl farmer rather than occurring by chance. The growth process itself, and the resulting layered structure, is otherwise identical to a wild pearl. Set as a single drop on a gold filled figaro chain, the pearl stays the sole focal point rather than one of several beads.