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11.5mm-13.5mm Tahitian Cultured Black Pearl and Diamond Necklace

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11.5mm-13.5mm Tahitian Cultured Black Pearl and Diamond Necklace
One graduated single strand pearl necklace 17.5" princess length, knotted with a silver 13.5mm ball magnetic clasp containing 30 Tahitian pearls, 11.5mm in size to 13.5mm in size. The pearls are black in color with a very good luster, round to near round, mostly clean Graded in the strand.Tahitian cultured pearls form in the large "Black Lipped" Pinctada Margaritifera oyster, which is about twice the size of the Japanese Akoya oyster. This warm water species from across the central and South Pacific Ocean is at home in the bays and lagoons of the islands & atolls of French Polynesia. Tahitian cultured pearl farmers generally raise their oysters in lagoons.Tahitian cultured pearls take from two to four years to form. Black pearls are known for their iridescent, vibrant, almost metallic natural colors, unique among saltwater cultured pearls. Though commonly called "Tahitian" pearls, they are actually gray, to a lighter or darker degree. Tahitian pearls have the unique ability to display a variety of colors at the same time, which can be seen glistening on their surface. Sixteen bezel set rose cut diamonds, measuring 4.00 - 3.50 x 0.70mm (depth est.) approximate total weight of 16 Stones = 0.70ct. The group consists of a mix of natural faint yellow, very light yellow and faint brown color diamonds. Graded in the setting. Clarity: I-1 to I-2 Twenty bezel set rose cut diamonds, measuring 2.50 - 2.00 x 0.70mm (depth est.) approximate total weight of 20 Stones = 0.30ct. The group consists of a mix of natural faint yellow, very light yellow and faint brown color diamonds. Graded in the setting.Each tablet diamond is bezel set and fitted over foil backs. This was a popular method of illusion setting in the seventeenth & eighteenth centuries. The final appearance of the diamond is that of a much larger stone, an illusion. Clarity: I-1 to I-2 One Hundred Ten bead set single cut diamonds, measuring 1.20 - 1.00 x 0.66mm (depth est.) approximate total weight of 110 Stones = 0.54ct. The group consists of a mix of natural faint yellow, very light yellow, very light brown and light brown color diamonds. Graded in the setting. Clarity: I-2 to I-3. Total Weight of Diamonds 1.54ctw. AIG Appraised at $13,565.00.