Vintage Art Deco Akoya Pearl and Diamond Wendts Cluster Ring

This beautiful ring was made by the iconic 'Wendts' jewellers and is estimated to have been made in the 1930's- 1940's. Centred is one 6.8mm round cultured akoya pearl of white colour, surrounded in asymmetric triangular form is twelve 0.02carat natural round brilliant cut diamonds estimated total weight- 0.25carats. Claw basket style setting set onto a solid 3.2mm wide shank. Beautiful ring in a exceptional cluster design.

Interesting Fact:

Pearls

There are two basic varieties of cultured pearls: freshwater and saltwater. Freshwater pearls are grown primarily in man-made lakes and reservoirs in China. Saltwater pearls, which include Akoya, Tahitian and South Sea are grown in bays, inlets and atolls in many places around the world. Saltwater pearls are considered more valuable than freshwater pearls. Pearls, natural (rare) or cultured are formed when a mollusk produces layers of nacre around some type of irritant inside it's shell. In natural pearls, the irritant may be another organism from the water. In cultured pearls, a mother-of-pearl bead or a piece of tissue is inserted (by man) into the mollusk to start the process.

Pearl is the birthstone for June.