I WILL BE LISTING MORE OF THE RARE AND UNIQUE JEWELLERS LITTLE ESTATE MUSEUM ANTIQUE AND VINTAGE ITEMS PLUS SOME UNIQUE PEARLS FROM THEIR MUSEUM GEMS DISPLAY CABINETS AND MORE OF THEIR KAURI AMBER/GUM EXAMPLES. THIS LISTING FROM THE ESTATE MUSEUMS DISPLAY IS A LOVELY GROUP OF FOUR VINTAGE FROM THE 1930's DRILLED CULTURED PEARLS THREE OF WHICH ARE LOVELY BAROQUE PEARLS READY AND VERY SUITABLE FOR JEWELLERY WORK AS JAMES FATHER SET THEM IN RINGS, EARINGS AND BROOCHES. THE FOURTH PICTURE SHOWS THE DRILLED IMAGES READY TO BE USED. BUYER GETS ALL FOUR In the picture on cloth the first pearl is 8.5mm diameter, second one is 8mm diameter, third one is 8.5mm diameter and last one is 8.2mm diameter. Cultured pearls are real, genuine pearls that are produced by an oyster or mollusc shell, pearl cultivation involves the process of a pearl farmer carefully inserting an irritant in the form of a tiny bead called a nucleus which the oyster them forms the pearl naturally as it secretes layers of a substance called nacre to form the pearl. Some interesting notes from the estate on the pearl oyster, the scientific name for the genus of pearl oysters is Pinctada. It's a genus within the family Pteriidae, which includes various species known for producing pearls. For example, Pinctada mazatlanica, Pinctada margaritifera, and Pinctada maxima are all species within the genus Pinctada.
Please view pictures taken on a shell and on cloth in natural light, the shell in the picture is not part of the sale. All questions answered for you. POSTAGE IS NZ COURIER POST BOXED WITH SIGNATURE TRACKING REQUIRED AT $13.50.