Pearls
  • Kirk
  • May 7, 2012
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Pearls come in many colors, shapes and sizes. Virtually all pearls you ever see in stores are ‘cultured pearls’, man induced by inserting a ‘nucleus’ into a Bi-valve such as an oyster or clam. The shell fish produce ‘nacre’ (the shell making material), around the nucleus in layers building up a smooth coating for 12…

Natural Abalone Pearl Pendant with a 14K Mermaid resting on it
14K Mermaid reclining on a Abalone Pearl Pendant
  • Kirk
  • April 16, 2012
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One of a kind reclining 14K yellow gold mermaid is on a 16.4 ct. natural Abalone Pearl. The pendant is an original pendant hand made by Kirk Milette. High quality natural pearls like this are extremely rare, approximately one in hundreds of thousands of abalones will have a loose pearl of the size and quality….