First recorded by a Chinese historian in 2,206 BCE, pearls have sparked global fascination since their discovery.
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In ancient Rome, pearls were deemed more valuable than diamonds.
In Monies’ pearl collection, the Danish jewelers exalt the gem’s singularity with an exploration of antithetical principles: Baroque and contemporary, fluid and fixed, pragmatic and sensual.
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In a shifting palette of ochre, rose and cream, the cascading 21 Strand Baroque Pearl Necklace is finished with a three-piece toggle of large pearls, a closure as showstopping as its strands. Worn layered or long, the hand-knotted 54-inch necklace communicates a classic sensibility, while maintaining a contemporary sense of scale.
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Celebrating the gem’s organic tactility, the Baroque Pearl Necklace evokes the oyster shape of a Willem Claesz Heda still life. Imbued with a sense of intrigue, ebony beadwork is seamlessly strung alongside three large pearls.
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Monies’ finale: a presentation of golden freshwater pearls that recall the quality of the light in an Aelbert Cuyp landscape, finished with a citrine clasp.
Altogether, the collection exemplifies Monies’ fascination with the gem of the gods, and welcomes us into a new Era of the Pearl.