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Have you ever watched a pearl? No, I mean really held a place near your eye and it looked plain, natural light? If yes, then you were treated to one of the most spectacular mother nature bright light, luster, color, shape and texture gloriously captured in organic gem about the size of a pea humble. It is therefore not surprising that pearls were highly valued and associated with classical elegance, romance and timeless beauty through the ages and cultures spanning the globe. Here is a brief excerpt on the pearls and their access to the central scene of luxury and fashion:

• Cleopatra the last Egyptian queen is said to have dissolved a single pearl in a glass of wine and drank to prove she could consume the wealth of an entire country in one meal.
• statues of Roman goddesses Venus, which were usually decorated with magnificent earrings of pearls and the Roman emperor Caligula wore pearl studded sandals and his favorite horse adorned with a necklace of pearls.
• Perhaps the oldest necklace of pearls in existence, a three-strand necklace exquisite with 216 beads was found inside the tomb of a queen in the city of ancient Persia, Susa, dating from the century 7th-9th BC This masterpiece has been exhibited in the Louvre more than 100 years.
• Elizabeth I of England was famous portrait of a long robe, pearl studded.
• European royalty has developed an insatiable demand for beads and wore them generously jewelry, wreaths, hanging from ropes and garments embroidered on between the 17th and 19th century.
• Jacque Cartier exchanged two pearl necklaces for his store on the famous historic New York Fifth Avenue in 1916.
• iconic figures such as Jacqueline Kennedy, Coco Chanel, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn and Louise Kelly embodied modern and glamorous beauty wearing elegant strands of pearls in the 1960s.
• Today, pearl jewelry is often featured on the runways and in photo shoots with major fashion labels such as Dolce & Gabanna, Christian Dior, Oscar de la Renta and Giorgio Armani.

Do you have valuable pieces of pearl jewelry in your collection? What held or taken to accentuate the best for you?

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