FAUX PEARL GOLD PLATED CUFFLINKS - McXP1

Pearls are elegant, with a beauty all their own. Faux pearl cabochons, 18 mm wide x 25 mm long, are set in gold plated bezel.. The overall size of the cufflinks is 3/4-inch W x 1-1/16 inch L. Cufflinks are new without tags. ● Until recently, ownership of pearls was reserved exclusively for the rich and powerful. Pearls are the world’s oldest gem & have been referred to as the “Queen of Gems.” They have been worn as a form of adornment for millennia thanks to a fragment of pearl jewelry found in the sarcophagus of a Persian princess that dates back to 420 BC and is on display at the Louvre in Paris. The first modern method of making imitation pearls was patented by Jacquin of France in 1686. Until the start of the 20th century, the only way of collecting pearls was through divers risking their lives at depths of up to 100ft to retrieve the pearl oysters. Today, natural pearls are among the rarest of gems, and their almost entirely depleted supply means that they are found very infrequently only in the seas off the coasts of Bahrain and Australia. The scarcity of natural pearls is reflected in the prices they fetch at auction. In 2014, which once belonged to Empress Eugenie of France, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte - set a new world record when they sold for US$3.3 million at Doyle New York. ● NWOT Cufflinks are made in the USA, are in excellent condition; and are purchased directly from the jeweler/artist. ● You'll receive your cufflinks in a velvet-padded gift box.