Item #R32_mabé.dia

This beautiful 14K ring contains a bezel set 10 mm white mabé pearl. Accenting the pearl are two 2.5 mm round gypsy-set diamonds. This ring retails for $784 and is available for immediate delivery in a size 6-1/2.

If you need a size other than a 6-1/2, please allow three weeks for delivery, as the ring will have to be made to your size.

Mabé cultured pearls are a unique gift of nature. Formed on the inside of the shell, rather than inside the body of the oyster, these pearls have a beauty and grace all their own. In the culturing process, a shaped bit of oyster mantel tissue is placed on the inside lip of the host shell. The oyster gradually coats this foreign tissue, slowly forming a "blister" of lustrous nacre. Once removed, the blister is usually backed with mother-of-pearl before setting. This type of pearl culturing was one of the earliest forms of the art: in the 16th century, Chinese artists created miniature mother-of-pearl Buddhas by placing exquisitely carved figures inside the shell of living oysters.