Mother of Pearl Jewelry
When we talk about jewellery, and we ask to quote materials commonly used to make jewellery, those that naturally come to mind are gold and silver of course and then diamonds, rubies, emeralds and other precious stones. It should be noted that mother-of-pearl also makes very beautiful jewelry, even if it is not a precious material strictly speaking but a semi-precious material, it offers the appearance and strength. In addition, the wide variety of mother-of-pearl found in nature makes it possible to produce a wide variety of mother-of-pearl jewelry. Abundant, of good quality and easy to work with, it is a jewellery material that can be used to take complex shapes where other materials cannot. In this field I think for example of the jewels of the jeweller Van Cleef and Arpels which uses them frequently as for example in this four-leaf clover ring in pink gold, diamonds and mother of pearl.
Pink Gold, White Mother of Pearl and Diamond Ring by Van Cleef and Arpels®.
Jewel combining precious and semi-precious materials
Use of mother-of-pearl in jewelry
Necklaces, bracelets, rings, we are used to see mother-of-pearl on jewels, but there are many other uses of mother-of-pearl in jewels: like for cufflinks or watches. The use of mother-of-pearl in jewelry allows the use of a wide range of colours: there are many shades of mother-of-pearl in nature, from white to more or less dark grey, passing through blue-green and pink. Moreover, it can be tinted, as “La petite Sardine” does so beautifully. Very light, it is also very pleasant to wear, and because of its deep and magical reflections, it triggers an unconscious questioning in the eye of the spectator.
Mother-of-pearl in artistic creation
Already in ancient times, mother-of-pearl was used in decorative elements because of its beauty. It is frequently found inlaid, particularly in Chinese or Japanese furniture. In Europe, the use of mother-of-pearl developed mainly in the Middle Ages with the manufacture of sword handles, then revolvers, combs, brooches, and other luxury products. To learn more, please read our article dedicated to mother of pearl and art history.
Mother-of-pearl jewelry: symbolism and beliefs.
The mother of pearl, with its fineness and softness, evokes femininity, its strong resistance and the paradoxical fact that it was shaped by a living being was a subject of fascination. so it was often used as an amulet. It is attributed protective and maternal virtues, wearing a mother-of-pearl jewel is supposed to increase the security and well-being of the person wearing it. To know more about it go to our article“mother-of-pearl jewels : symbolism and beliefs”.
We can see that mother-of-pearl has a bright future ahead of it in terms of jewelry. Simple not, expensive, easy to work, it offers nevertheless a top-of-the-range aspect on the level of much more precious materials. It is therefore not surprising that it is so easily associated with the sacred saints: gold, silver and diamonds. Moreover, the great jewellers are not mistaken and compete with each other to offer us magnificent creations. More affordable other creators and creators of jewelry as the Little Sardine propose jewelry by love for this material, they prove that in jewelry creativity has no limit, then, when moreover the creators of jewelry are served by a material as elegant as the mother-of-pearl, everything is allowed …
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