nr 18 inch vtg real 10mm Black cultured Pearl choker necklace
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º SIZE 18 inch long This is a gorgeous necklaceconsisting of a fabulous SINGLE string of Real Black cultured Pearls offered to you with NO reserve º WEIGHT 73.3 Grams The pearls are uniform in shape and size at 10 mm each ( flatish round edged ) The cultured Pearls are set around the necklace and because of the shimmering texture this necklace captures and warmly glitterswith every passing light º GEMSTONES Cultured black Pearls These Black Pearls exhibit a high luster they possess that wonderful hue that compliments any skin colour The colours of pearls also have sometimes been associated with certain qualities black or gold associated with wealth, blue with love, pink with success According to Pliny the Elder, writing a the end of the first century AD, Cleopatra bet Mark Anthony that she could serve him a dinner so expensive it would never be equaled. The banquet was indeed luxurious but no more so than Cleopatra had served on other occasions. Mark Anthony thought he had won the bet until Cleopatra, who was wearing two huge pearls on her ears valued at $1,300,000 in todays money removed one and dropped it in her huge cup of wine where it quickly dissolved. She drank it down and the judge of the wager then declared that Anthony had lost the bet ! º CONDITION good Please note that all boxes are for display only unlessotherwise
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