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Pearl Strand Necklace Featuring an Opal Mounted in a Diamond Studded Pendant - FJ.4986
Origin: Australia/South Africa
Catalogue: V11
Collection: Jewelry
Medium: Opal, Platinum, Gold
Location: UAE
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This exquisite 18 karat gold necklace with
platinum and 24 karat gold elements has been
strung with cultured pearls and set with a
stunning Australian boulder opal weighing 23.03
carats, 121 radiant round diamonds from South
Africa weighing a total of 3.39 carats, and 14
beautiful princess-cut South African diamonds
weighing a total of 3.90 carats.
Radiating a colorful fire from deep within, the
opal has been prized since Antiquity. Within its
depths one sees the rich variety of colors for
which other gems are famed: the purple of
amethyst, the red of ruby, the sea green of
emerald, as well as gold and silver. The matrix
for these sparks ranges in hue from milky white,
to bright blue, to black. Mines in Hungary have
produced fine opals since the Middle Ages, but
the best modern source for the gem is
considered to be Australia. The name of the gem
is said to derive from the word ophthalmius,
pertaining to the eye, and the stone is valued for
its ability to avert evil. In the East, opals are
much sought after as amulets to protect the
wearer from disease. The stone is also said to
improve the eyesight. Any person gazing upon
this brilliant gem will be rewarded with beauty.
Perhaps no gem delights the senses in quite the
same way as the diamond, which burns with a
deep internal fire. Crystalized carbon, formed
under tremendous pressure over millennia, the
diamond is famed for its everlasting hardness.
Diamonds are normally colorless, but are also
found in shades including yellow, pink, and blue.
In Eastern belief, the diamond is said to enhance
the full spectrum of energies in the body, mind
and spirit. Within the circle of gems, the diamond
defines the standards of beauty, rarity, and
preciousness.
In Matthew, the kingdom of heaven is compared
to a single rare and costly pearl for which a man
would sell all he has. The delicate, lustrous
beauty of the pearl has captured the imagination
of men and women since the dawn of time.
- (FJ.4986)
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