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Girl With The Pearl Earrings - Estate 18K Gold Baroque Freshwater Pearl Earrings. These lovely earrings are crafted from 18K gold, hallmarked 18K. Featuring genuine cultured baroque pearls, and classic styling. These earrings are for pierced ears and feature classic shepherd hooks. The pearl drops are stunning, large and lustrous displaying a champagne colour, with pinkish//green overtones. The pearls have a spectacular iridescence, and truly look stunning when worn. These estate earrings can be worn with everything day or night.

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.

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.

Measurements: 43.00 mm x 18.00 mm

Stone Size: Pearl 26.00 mm x 12.00 mm

Weight: 14.20 grams

Condition: Excellent

Origin: Asia

Date: 21st Century