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Girl With The Pearl Earrings - Vintage Retro 14K White Gold Cultured Pearl Earrings.  These lovely earrings are crafted from 14K white gold, hallmarked 585 and 14K.  Featuring 2 genuine cultured pearls, Retro styling and quality gold-work.   These classic earrings are for pierced ears and feature post and butterfly backs. There is a chain attached to the surmounts with a wonderful lustrous white pearl, displaying pink overtones.  These gorgeous Vintage Retro earrings look stunning when worn and will take you from day to night.  A perfect and versatile addition to any fine jewelry collection. 

Pearls were presented as gifts to Chinese royalty as early as 2300 BC, while in ancient Rome, pearl jewellery was considered the ultimate status symbol. ... According to legend, Cleopatra crushed a pearl into a glass of wine to prove to Marc Antony that she could give the most expensive dinner in history.

The history of Japan's pearl culturing industry started with Kokichi Mikimoto, who dreamed of producing gem-quality pearls using the Akoya oyster. ... In 1899 he started selling ornaments using Han-en blisters for the first time and carved out a new market in which cultured pearls were handled as jewelry.

Gold was generally used for a couple thousand years solely to create things such as jewelry and idols for worship. This was until around 1500 BC when the ancient empire of Egypt, which benefited greatly from its gold-bearing region, Nubia, made gold the first official medium of exchange for international trade. 

The 19^th century saw the invention of white gold. At the time, manufacturers alloyed goldwith palladium. It wasn't commercially available until 1912, when it was issued as a patent in Pforzheim, Germany, subsequently gaining popularity as a more affordable alternative to platinum in the mid-1920s.

Measurements: 21.00 mm x 9.00 mm 

Stone Size: Pearl 9.00 mm each 

Weight: 2.60 grams 

Condition: Excellent 

Origin: Canada 

Date: Circa 1980