Stunning Spiral of Sterling Silver inset with Tahitian Black Pearl* (9mm) and hung on Sterling Silver snake chain.
Beautifully contemporary and versatile enough to wear every day. The pearl has a dark blue-green lustre that in enhanced by the silver setting.
Pendant measures 2.2cm long (approx ¾ inch) and chain measures 45cm (17¾ inches) with silver spring ring clasp.
Made in New Zealand
*Pearl may include minor, natural imperfections. In this instance, every effort has been made to mount the pearl so that any imperfection is at the back of the pendant.
About Tahitian Black Pearls
Tahitian pearls are produced in the black-lipped oyster ‘Pinctada margaritifera’, in and around Tahiti and the French Polynesian islands. This oyster itself is quite large which often results in much larger-than-average pearls. The pearls are unique because of their natural dark colours. Most "black" Tahitian pearls are not actually black, but are instead silver, charcoal, or a multitude of colours with the dominant colour being green.
Not only are the pearls beautiful, but the black-lipped oyster's mother-of-pearl inner shell is also extremely attractive. By the early part of the 20th century, before conservation and repopulation efforts began, the Tahitian pearl oyster had almost been hunted to extinction for its shell alone.
Although Tahitian pearls are thought by many to be solely a product of Tahiti, the farms are instead scattered throughout French Polynesia, as far east as the Gambier Islands, and beyond French Polynesia to the west into the Micronesian Islands. Tahiti is the commercial center and trading hub for the bulk of the industry, however Tahiti does not have any pearl farms actually located on the island. Australia, the Seychelles and Vietnam have all produced black pearls as well, but those cannot be referred to as Tahitian pearls.