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<\/p>\nBuilding upon that idealistic but still quite wonderful theory was the idea that (or at least, this was the idea between the 15th<\/sup> to 17th<\/sup> centuries) pearls were actually the EGGS of oysters! Modern scientific advancements in the 18th<\/sup> and 19th<\/sup> centuries would eventually render this idea obsolete when it was discovered that pearls formed due to the introduction of a hard substance or parasite into the oyster that eventually turned into the beautiful pearl shape we know and love now.<\/p>\n If you look at early history, you\u2019ll see that most civilised cultures mention the use of pearl for decorative purposes in some manner or another, so it\u2019s very likely that they were in fact discovered far, far earlier than the above mentioned theory, and absolutely positively earlier than some of the earliest British recordings dating back to the 15th<\/sup> century. It\u2019s almost certain that we will have discovered pearls accidentally whilst fishing for food, and there was of course no greater fishing nation in the ancient world than that of the Egyptians foraging for food on the banks of the Nile River. As it happens, the use of pearls for decorative purposes in Egypt date back as far as 4000 BC (some ancient Egyptians were actually buried with them) even though their wide spread use didn\u2019t take place.<\/p>\n Back in the 1800\u2019s many freshwater pearls were discovered in US Rivers. The most well known one was found in Patterson N.J. in 1857. The famous finder was called Jacob Quackenback, a mere carpenter who then sold it onto a jeweller named Charles L. Tiffany for the rather grand sum of $1,500. The pearl was later sold to the Empress Eugenia of France for the sum of $2,500.<\/p>\n Moving forward to 1916, a famed French jeweler called Jacques Cartier purchases his landmark store in New York’s famous Fifth Avenue by trading two pearl necklaces for the stunningly priceless property \u2013 can you imagine if you could do that today?<\/p>\n Today, with the happening to the pearl craze, pearls are available to all at a reasonable price. Refined pearls have the same properties as basic pearls and are created by live shellfish. The fundamental qualification is a minor bit of backing by man. Since old times, the pearl has been an image of unblemished flawlessness. It is the most seasoned known jewel, and for quite a long time it was viewed as the most profitable. To ancients pearls were an image of the moon and had mysterious forces. No other stone, gem, or metal has dazzled individuals more through the ages than the Pearl. A genuine endowment of nature, every Pearl is normally lovely and exquisite without being cut, formed or refined. The Latin word for pearl actually signifies “one of a kind”, bearing witness to the way that no two pearls are indistinguishable.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pearls are quite possibly the oldest form of widely used, naturally occurring beauty product for use in cosmetics and jewellery available \u2013 they have been around since, well, not TOO far after the beginning of time (okay, human time \u2013 … Continue reading ![\"single](\"https:\/\/www.pearlsonly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/pearls2-1024x768.jpg\")
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