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Description

sixty three pearls, with a central pearl of 15.5mm graduating to 11.5mm, of natural colour and graduating from white to candy pink, of good lustre and size, strung knotted on silk to a white metal ball clasp stamped 'Au750', overall length 94cm, weight 246g

Footnote: While most freshwater pearls are nucleated by tissue, Edison cultured pearls are nucleated with beads, in a similar way to saltwater pearls (Australian South Sea, Tahitian South Sea, Japanese Akoya) and the beads are implanted into the creature. Edison pearls are almost perfectly round, have an intense lustre comparable to that of high quality South Seas or Tahitian pearls and large sizes over 15mm. Of fine quality, they often command a price tag similar to, or even above, saltwater cultured pearls. This single row has taken many years to produce and assemble, is very probably unique and would be an exceptionally difficult jewel to replace.

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