Title: Vintage Princess Mallorca pearl Necklace Bracelet Earrings setDescription: Vintage Princess Mallorca pearl Necklace Bracelet Earrings set Come with original jewellery set box and 10 years Guarantee certificate Mallorca pearl diameter: 6.5mm Clasp diameter: 12mm Necklace length: 46cm Bracelet length: 20.5cm In the production of a pearl a polymerisation process is used. Firstly, a tiny artificial core consisting of white opaque glass, crystal or a seashell is fastened onto a special support. This nucleus is then immersed into a mother-of-pearl mixture, taken out, dried, and immersed again up to 40 times. In each of these operations the pearl is covered with another extremely thin layer which is heated with a gas burner so that the molecules of the sea water mixture amalgamate to form larger molecules. Despite its name, the mother-of-pearl mixture does not consist of crushed nacre, but rather of small marine animal particles such as mussel sand or fish scales (as used by the rosary manufacturer more than 200 years ago). Finally, the pearl is polished and covered with a special varnish ready to be sold with a 10-year guarantee assuring its high quality. Coloured minerals can also be added to the bath to give the pearls any desired colour and shade. The surface is smooth and has a harder and therefore more robust surface than natural pearls so neither perspiration, make-up, perfume, heat nor cold can damage it. In fact only an expert can tell the difference between a natural pearl and a Mallorca pearl.Date/Period:1950Materials: Mallorca pearl, Gold rolled claspDimension:Mallorca pearl diameter: 6.5mm Clasp diameter: 12mm Necklace length: 46cm Bracelet length: 20.5cm
Reserve: $250.00
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