Pearl Earrings Handmade Midcentury

This is a rare and breathtaking natural river pearl parure featuring GIA-certified natural (uncultured) river pearls in composition with buttery 14K yello...

This pearl necklace features a certified jade clasp that has been certified natural and untreated. The creamy-white -almost golden- pearls average a luxurio...

This exceedingly well-made cultured Akoya pearl bypass ring was created from gleaming 18K white gold by the hands of a French jeweler in the 1950s (or thereabouts). The pearls -one c...

This is such a terrific unisex handmade bracelet: weighty, substantial, and very well-made in China in the 1960s. Crafted entirely in sterling silver, the bracelet is composed of 5 s...

This 16" strand of vintage cultured Akoya pearls features large and luminous pearls. 8.31mm, 8.24mm, 8.19mm, 8.04mm, 8.29mm, 8.43mm, 8.51mm: these are measurements I took of the pearls at random. In the world of cultured Akoya pearls, 8mm is the delineating mark; 8mm and larger are considered "luxury" pearls because of the time and risk involved in culturing pearls this large. The longer a pearl stays in the water, the thicker the nacre but the greater the chances for malformation. With this strand, we have the ideal: uniform, round pearls with thick nacre, and gorgeous luminosity, but without the pits and surface imperfections, we often see in pearls of this size and vintage. The vast majority of Akoya pearls are 6mm and 7mm. All of these pearls are 8mm and well beyond. If the classic 16" length feels too short for you, it's easy for your jeweler to add a bit of length by having the pearls restrung with double knots and French wire. In this way, you can transform this into a 17" necklace. This necklace, created in the 1950s, features two strands of 75 top-quality cultured Akoya pearls in a near-ivory tone without any evidence of pinking, the dying process the vast majority of cultured Akoya pearls undergo to give them a light pink blush. These pearls lack that artificial tint. The clasp is measures 23mm x 19.47 and was hand-fabricated. The clasp is formed into the shape of a flower with six small, full-cut diamonds prong-set in the center Interestingly, the diamonds are of far better quality than such small stones on a necklace clasp need to be. They are near-colorless (G-I) and clean (VS2). Together they weigh .25 carats. The clasp is unmarked but tests as 14K. This is the ultimate classic double-strand cultured Akoya necklace...

This striking, unique necklace is composed of 35 cultured Chinese freshwater pearls. These undyed, naturally-colored pearls gleam with prismat...

Personifying the era of the Duchess of Windsor to the Elizabeth Taylor era, however the dangling Baroque Pearl attributes to Marie Antoinette's most prized piece of jewelry (pictured...

In our Jerusalem workshop we strive to bring Life back to Antique and Vintage Designs. As through the years we have found that these kind of Earrings are much harder to find than Rin...

Uncut Diamonds - 6.80 Carat 18kt Gold - 27.000 grams Ref No - KPT-DA A beautiful pair of antique look hand crafted earrings, epic in its beauty profound in its meaning for the royal...

These long dangle earrings have a 7 millimeter pearl stud that has a swirly dangle of gold that is high-polished. There is a lovely white pearl at the bottom that swings from the gol...

Threaders are the perfect look for 2022! These earring threaders are constructed out of 14 karat yellow gold chain that has a gold par on the end to make it easy to put on. The pearl...

1960’s diamond a pearl dangle earrings. 4 round 8mm cultured pearls accented with 64 round brilliant cut and 2 baguette diamonds, in 14k white gold. 4 cultured white gray pearls, 9...