Baroque pearls are both simple and unique. Traditionally they are
pearls which are irregularly shaped compared to the typical round shape.
Cultured freshwater pearls are more commonly baroque due to the fact
that freshwater pears are mantle tissue nucleated instead of bead
nucleated.
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This means that the pearl is created by the oyster by surrounding a
non-spherical center. Freshwater pearls are rarely perfect sphere and
large baroque pearls are more likely to be oval or ovoid. Loose baroque
pearls are commonly incorporated into jewelry by people who hand make
pearl necklaces.
Saltwater Akoya pearls are often baroque pearls as well. The
difference between Akoya pearls and cultured freshwater pearls is that
they contain spherical bead nucleated pearls inside the large baroque
pearls. If an Akoya pearl turns out to be baroque, there will be a sharp
pointed small tail on the pearl making tear drop shapes and in so
becoming coveted as loose baroque pearls.
The South Sea and Tahitian baroque pearls are some of the most
valuable in the world. These large baroque pearls are produced by the
Pinctada margaritifera (black lipped oysters) and the Pinctada maxima
(gold lipped and white lipped oysters). These are a variety of cultured
saltwater pearls, the oysters are cultured for longer increasing the
depth of the nacre and this increases the likelihood of creating baroque
pearls. Tahitian pearl farms harvest more than 40 percent of the
world’s semi-baroque and baroque pearls. Tahiti is also the top
cultivator of black lipped oysters. Western Australia is the world’s
largest gold lipped oyster cultivator.
Loose baroque pearls are great for jewelry because as they differ in
size and shape. No two baroque pearls are alike and large baroque
pearls are impressive for jewelry. They also have a high value on the
market and if you happen to come across them, you should snatch them up
if you can for an inexpensive price.
More and more people prefer to have baroque pearls nowdays because
they are unique, each and every pearl is different with its own shape
and characteristics. Because CathayGems.com has its own pearl farms,
they can process pearls in any kind of color specified, and in addition,
they can also drill pearls in any sized holes their customers wants
from regular 0.7mm all the way to 2.5mm holes.
This makes a lot of unique ideas for jewelry designers possible to
make their own, i.e. make a special ribbon go through the larger holes
of a large sized baroque pearls, you will be center of the attention as
the only one who has this highly fashionable but also one-of-a-kind of
jewelry at a party, especially when you got the color of the necklace
also matches with your entire outfit. Because of their color processing
capability, a lot of brides will even send a piece of cloth of their
wedding dress to have the baroque pearls matched.
This gives jewelry designers a lot of freedom to make whatever style
of jewelry they please such as making special riboons go through larger
holes of large sized baroque pearls. You will be the center of
attentnion as the only one who has this highly fashionable,
one-of-a-kind jewelry at a party. Because of color processing
capability, a lot of brides will even send a piece of cloth of their
wedding dress to make sure their baroque pearls match.
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