Citrine and natural pearl necklace

This necklace both sits and looks so beautiful around the neck, and will surprise so many when they discover that it is well over 130 years old, yet still looks as fashionable and elegant today as when it was made.

Dating from the late Victorian era of the 1890’s, the necklace is set with 16 facetted pieces of citrine that have such a beautiful golden colour to them that will look amazing as this adorns your neckline.

Then between each citrine and along each side, it is strung on natural pearls that adds to the charm and allure of this necklace even more. Finding this many natural pearls is very exciting, as it is estimated that a natural pearl is produced in between 1 in 5,000 to 1 in 10,000 oysters. The difference between a natural pearl and a cultured pearl today is that when an oyster gets an irritant inside, such as a grain of sand, over time it will build up a layer of nacre around it. Over time this makes it smooth resulting in a pearl. A cultured pearl is one that has someone place a bead carefully inside a pearl. The oyster is then returned to the water for two to four years, giving time for the oyster to cover this bead with nacre. This has been the way pearls are produced since the late 20th Century when Mikimoto started to commercially produce cultured pearls.

Measuring 41cm from end to end, this is such an elegant necklace that will so easily suit any woman of any age for any occasion.

Stock# ET1206

Circa: 1890

$3,600