Sterling Silver & Cook Island Black Pearl Necklace
Cook Islands Ringed Drop Black Pearl Pendant with a fixed silver bail with a 50cm silver chain. It is a semi drop shape, up to 15 mm diameter with rings around it. It was valued without the chain at NZ$85.00 in 2004, see valuation. I purchased it from Bergman & Sons in Raratonga, Cook Islands. I am happy to post at the buyer's expense. Why are black pearls so called? Because they grow in the black lipped oyster (pinctada margaritifera). When the oyster shell is ground and polished you can see