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Lot 8560
Keshi Pearl and Diamond Earclips
3 December 2006, 11:00 PST
Los AngelesSold for US$2,629 inc. premium
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South Pacific near Australia
Possessing a whimsical charm entirely different to the perfectly round, large pearls typically cultivated in the waters off northern Australia, “seedless” Keshi pearls arise spontaneously and are a bi-product of the culturing process of Akoya and South Seas pearls. Not well known and rather misunderstood—Keshi pearls are, in fact, a type of natural pearl. During the process of making a cultured pearl, farmers sometimes find these pearls, identical in every way to a natural pearl, except for the fact that the oyster was touched by human hands before the Keshi pearl was found. Keshis are created naturally in the soft tissue of most cultured pearl-bearing oysters and mussels. They are usually formed by the accidental intrusion of tiny natural organisms such as parasites, eggs, sand fragments of shell, or small particles of mantle tissue that have detached themselves from the implanted nucleus. Keshi is a Japanese term meaning “seed”, referring to the typically small size in which these pearls are found—usually in the 2 to 10mm size.
These highly attractive earrings are designed as flowerheads. They incorporate keshi pearls having a beautiful, natural apricot color, and well-matched luster, they are mounted to the center with 18K white gold and accented with numerous small diamonds.
Possessing a whimsical charm entirely different to the perfectly round, large pearls typically cultivated in the waters off northern Australia, “seedless” Keshi pearls arise spontaneously and are a bi-product of the culturing process of Akoya and South Seas pearls. Not well known and rather misunderstood—Keshi pearls are, in fact, a type of natural pearl. During the process of making a cultured pearl, farmers sometimes find these pearls, identical in every way to a natural pearl, except for the fact that the oyster was touched by human hands before the Keshi pearl was found. Keshis are created naturally in the soft tissue of most cultured pearl-bearing oysters and mussels. They are usually formed by the accidental intrusion of tiny natural organisms such as parasites, eggs, sand fragments of shell, or small particles of mantle tissue that have detached themselves from the implanted nucleus. Keshi is a Japanese term meaning “seed”, referring to the typically small size in which these pearls are found—usually in the 2 to 10mm size.
These highly attractive earrings are designed as flowerheads. They incorporate keshi pearls having a beautiful, natural apricot color, and well-matched luster, they are mounted to the center with 18K white gold and accented with numerous small diamonds.