The definitive book on Pearls, by Elisabeth Strack
At over 700 pages long, I go to Strack's book whenever I have a question about pearls.
Judi McCormick / Canning Jewel
- All articles
- "cultured" diamonds
- "cultured" diamonds abalone pearl Abernethy pearl abu dhabi pearl akoya pearl all life is important all nacre pearls allah pearl Anne Boleyn's B Necklace aqua aquaprase aragonite Arco Valley Pearl baroque pearl Big Pink Pearl Bill Abernathy biogenic birth
- 2023 pearl repoet
- abalone pearl
- Abernethy pearl
- abu dhabi pearl
- akoya pearl
- all life is important
- all nacre pearls
- allah pearl
- Anna Maria de' Medici
- Anne Boleyn's B Necklace
- Antique Pearl tiara
- aqua
- aquaprase
- aragonite
- Arco Valley Pearl
- argentium silver
- Australian pearl farming
- Bahraini pearls
- baroque pearl
- baroque pearl figurine
- Big Pink Pearl
- Bill Abernathy
- biogenic
- birth of venus
- Black Beauty Pearl
- black lipped oyster
- bleaching pearls
- blue akoya
- bridal pearls
- brosnan in pearl
- buying pearls
- cameo tiara
- Camilla's coronation crown
- Canning Jewel
- Carapus pearl fish
- cartier
- cartier pearl necklace
- chocolate pearls
- Christies Auction House
- classic pearl earrings
- cleaning jewelry
- cleaning pearls
- Cleopatra
- Cleopatra drinks a pearl
- Coco Chanel
- color of pearls
- conch pearls
- contemporary men in pearls
- coral
- coral reefs
- coronation crowns
- Covid disruption to supply chain
- Cowdrey Pearls
- CPAA
- cullinan diamond
- Cullinan diamonds
- cultured abalone pearls
- Cultured Pearl Association of America
- cultured pearls
- culturing a pearl
- designer pearl jewelry
- different qualities of silver
- diving for pearls toda
- Douglas McLaurin
- earrings
- Elisabeth Strack
- emperors in pearls
- farmed pearls
- fiji pearls
- filter feeders
- fine silver
- fraud pearl
- freshwater pearls
- freshwater vs saltwater pearls
- gem
- Gemstones
- gold lipped oyster
- golden south sea pearls
- grain of sand
- grain of sand myth
- growth of a pearl
- HaLong Pearl Farm
- hamage pearls
- Henry Philip Hope
- heritage pearl earrings
- historical pearl
- historical pearl jewelry
- history of men in pearls
- Hope Diamond
- hope pearl
- how a natural pearl is created
- how to buy pearls
- Imperial Hong Pearl
- Imperial State Crown
- implanting an oyster
- iridescence
- Jacques Branellac
- Jacques CArtier
- Japanese decorating pearls
- Jewelmer
- jewelry auctions
- jewelry care
- Joc Pederson in pearls
- judging pearls
- Justin Hunter
- Kasumi pearls
- Kasumigauara pearls
- keshi pearls
- King Charles II coronation crown
- King Charles II of Spain pearl
- kings in pearls
- kuwait pearl divers
- La Mer en Majeste
- lab grown diamonds
- largest pearl
- little willie pearl
- luster
- maeshori
- Maisie Plant
- maki-e pearls
- mantle tissue
- Marie Antoinette pearl necklace
- matching pearls
- mediterranean coral
- melo melo pearls
- men in pearls
- mikimoto
- Miracle of the Sea pearl
- Morton Plant
- most expensive black pearl necklace in the world
- most expensive pearl necklace
- mother of pearl
- mother of pearl vs pearl
- mughals in pearls
- nacre
- natural pearl
- natural pearls
- necklace
- Netherlands taira
- new
- Nicholas Paspaley
- nishikawa
- nucleus
- orient
- oyster
- pearl and diamond tiara
- pearl auctions
- pearl buying future
- pearl crown
- pearl divers
- pearl ecosystem
- pearl farm
- pearl farm worker
- pearl farms
- pearl finishes
- pearl history
- pearl jewelry
- pearl knowledge
- pearl nacre thickness
- pearl of Lao Tzu
- pearl oyster
- pearl oyster ecosystem
- pearl pioneers
- pearl prices 2023
- pearl prismatic color
- pearl quaities
- Pearl Qualities
- pearl quality
- pearl symbolism
- pearl treatments
- Pearl Type
- pearls are organic
- pearls as a sustainable gem
- pearls organic
- philippine south sea pearls
- Phuket pearl farm
- Pinctada margaratifera typica
- pinctada maxima
- pink pearls
- pinking akoya pearls
- Pitti Palace
- princess diana
- Princess Diana's pearls
- pteria sterna oyster
- pure pearls
- qualities of pearls
- Queen Elizabeth's favorite tiara
- Queen Mary's crown
- Queen Maxima of the Netherlands
- Queen Sophia
- Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
- queens in pearls
- rare pearls
- real men in pearls
- royal crowns
- royal pearls
- saltwaterpearls
- Scotish River pearls
- sea of cortez
- second growth pearls
- shape
- size
- sothebys
- south sea pearls
- south sea pearls vs akoya
- spat
- spat collector
- Spencer
- spencer tiara
- sterling silver
- surface
- sustainable coral
- sweden's cameo tiara
- Swimming in pearls
- swimming in pearls?
- synthetic diamonds
- tahitian pearls
- tahitian prices
- tiara
- tips for buying pearls
- tokki pearls
- Uncategorized
- Urushi lacquer
- value of natural pearls
- venus as beautifuland rare as a pearl
- venus born as a pearl
- vintage pearl
- Vladimir Tiara
- wearing pearls in saltwater
- what are the best pearls
- white south sea pearls
- worlds oldest pearl
The Canning Jewel
I love to write to you about fabulous historical pearl jewelry. As you can see with this brooch, the artist has made superb use of a Baroque pearl to resemble the torso of this dramatic Merman or Triton. There is intricate enamel work and masterful setting of table cut diamonds and rubies
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