Effy - Estate Sterling Silver Genuine Cultured Freshwater Pearl Necklace, Bracelet & Earring Set In The Original Box (EN056)4

Effy - Estate Sterling Silver Genuine Cultured Freshwater Pearl Necklace, Bracelet & Earring Set In The Original Box. This wonderful set is crafted from sterling silver, hallmarked 925 for sterling silver on the clasps, and earring posts. B.H. hallmark for Effy. This set features 84 genuine cultured round freshwater pearls, classic styling, and quality craftsmanship. This set is comprised of a beautiful necklace, bracelet and earrings. The necklace and the bracelet are hand-strung and hand-knotted with a white silk thread. The knots are desirable because it protects the pearls from rubbing against each other. The pearls are white in colour, displaying a beautiful pinkish overtone. The necklace and bracelet have a secure sterling silver lobster-claw, which is easy to use, and in perfect working order. The earrings are for pierced ears, featuring posts and secure bullet backs. This classic and feminine set is accompanied by its original box. 

History: 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. So precious were the spherical gems that in the 1st century BC, Julius Caesar passed a law limiting the wearing of pearls only to the ruling classes.

Silver's history is long. The first evidence of silver mining dates back to 3000 B.C., in Turkey and Greece, according to the RSC. Ancient people even figured out how to refine silver. They heated the silver ore and blew air over it, a process called cupellation.

The term "sterling silver" probably originated in eastern Germany when five towns formed the Hanseatic League in the 1100s. These town minted their own coins of 92.5 percent silver. When Britain sold cattle and grain to the League, they were paid in "Easterling coins".

Measurements: Necklace 17 1/2"    Bracelet 7 1/4"      Earrings 7.00 mm 

Stone Size: Pearl 7.00 mm each 

Weight: 45.70 grams 

Condition: Excellent       Note: Pristine 

Origin: America, New York         Company: B.H. for Effy. 

Date: Circa 1990