"All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography."
- Federico Fellini
The most ancient of gems discovered by man is the pearl!
Right from when a poor ancient fisherman fishing in the seas off the coast of his native island found a cache of oysters and as he pried them open; in one such mollusk he found a beautiful softly shining pearl!
Till today when pearls are abundantly available all over the world its romanticism still inspires man. Its preciousness has peppered the history of mankind.
Pearl was the only gem found in a living organism and hence is a gift of Nature and God.
As an idea or concept germinates inside the human brain and flowers into a shining blessing for humanity; so also does the pearl germinate in the innards of living mollusks.
Layers of protective iridescent nacre covering an irritant inside an oyster take over a period of three to seven years to give birth to a beautifully glowing pearl.
The most valuable pearls are perfectly symmetrical relatively large and naturally produced. They have a shimmering iridescence which is called orient lustre. The principle oyster beds lay in the Persian Gulf, along the coasts of India and Sri Lanka and in the Red Sea. Chinese pearls come mainly from fresh water rivers and ponds whereas Japanese pearls are found near the coast in salt water.
There are many types of Pearls.
Natural pearls
Cultured Pearls
Baroque Pearls
Biwa pearls
Blister Pearls
Tahitian Pearls
South Sea Pearls.
Fresh water pearls
Seed pearls
Pearls are, indeed always appropriate—though not just for queens and celebrities. Traditionally, pearls are the proper gift for 30th anniversaries, but all women love and enjoy them any time.
Every woman deserves to wear pearls! Pearls are precious; the heart's desire of a woman. Pearls send a silent signal of a woman's mood:
When she is Happy she wears them white.
When sad she wears them small.
When wanton its black.
When feisty it's pink all the way!
When she dances she wears them in ropes around the neck!
When she mourns they stud her earlobes.
When in command they are a single string.
And when she marries they embellish her nuptial robes.
A woman earns her pearls. As the Chinese proverb goes:
"Pearls lie not on the seashore. If thou desirest one thou must dive for it."
There is just one piece of jewellery that is equally becoming to everybody, lovely with almost every ensemble, appropriate for almost any occasion, and indispensable in every woman's wardrobe....Pearls!
Pearls are considered to be beautiful lustrous gems which bespeak of grace and dignity.
They have always adorned the persona of Women of Grace and Class!
Pearl is the Venus of Gems!
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