Exotic Tahitian Black
Pearls
Black Pearls, Grey Pearls,
Tahitian Pearls: magical names that evoke the singularity and the origin of this
jewel of the sea. A gift from the god ORO, King of the Firmament, the Tahitian
pearl develops its perfect shape and colors in the deep turquoise waters of
Polynesian lagoons. The secret treasure of coral islands, it was long considered
a royal symbol. A natural substance, it is the fruit of the combination of
animal and mineral. Cultivated by man, it is the arbitrator of a constant
dialogue between him and the elements. Pampered from its earliest age in the
womb of the black-lipped oyster, it perfects its beauty and luster over two long
years. The pearl farmer constantly watches over it, much like a father over his
son. Should the weather look stormy, he immerses it more deeply in the lagoon.
Should the weather turn too warm, he will move it to a cooler place.
Perfect at birth, it needs no molding or shaping, just the enhancement of its
natural beauty with other jewels worthy of it. And so, the pearl farmer of
Polynesia could do no less than entrust such a divine object into the hands of
the finest jewelers, who know how to pay homage to its imperial beauty.
Silver Green Tahitian Pearl Strand
The Tahitian Black Pearl
Around the time that Westerners
discovered Tahiti back in 1767, the natural black pearl had already earned a
reputation in Europe and elsewhere as the "pearl of queens" an the "queen of
pearls". Catherine the Great of Russia had a necklace of 30 black pearls,
the largest weighing 3.9 grams. The Austrian crown of the same epoch was
set with 30 black pearls. The French Empress Eugenie, the consort of Napoleon
III from 1853-1870, had a necklace of black pearls. And the Russian Crown jewels
included a necklace with a black pearl centerpiece that was called Azra. The
writings of the earliest of the 18th Century European navigators confirm that
pearl oysters grew throughout Polynesia, invalidating generalized reports that
there were no pearl shells in the Marquesas and Austral Islands.
Picture of a Tahiti Pearl Farm
Circle
Baroque Pearl Strands available at Jones & Son
Jones & Son’s Rare Black Pearl
Strands
Even before Pirate’s of
the Carribean’s The curse of the Black Pearl, Jones & Son has offered
for the past ten years the finest Tahitian black pearl strands in the biggest
variety of colors. A rainbow of colors, ranging from the silver blue to the
coveted peacock green tones, and from the most impeccably shaped round to the
mysterious circle baroque shape that makes up the many different combinations of
pearl strands that are offered at Jones & Son. We offer the traditional
Tahitian strand that graduates from larger to smaller and some non-traditional
strands as well. Come by and ask one of our sales associates today about the
subtle differences that make one black pearl differ from the other.
Graduated Traditional Pearl
Strand
Loose Tahitian Pearls Ready for
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