Pearl Earrings

A cultured Akoya pearl has carried meaning across traditions that never had to agree with each other — born of the sea for the Greeks and Romans, earned through hardship in Chinese tradition, tied to the moon in Vedic and Hindu thought. It's the one piece in this collection a living creature actually made, working an irritant into something worth keeping, rather than a form that only echoes one. She isn't claiming this was easy — the pearl is evidence that what she's carrying now took the friction to make.

A 7mm cultured white Akoya pearl anchors each earring, paired with a 5–6mm accent stone cut pear, oval, round, or emerald — natural tanzanite, London Blue topaz, pink tourmaline, or aquamarine — the pearl a constant, the color and cut hers to choose. Available in sterling silver, 14k gold in yellow, white, or rose, or platinum, secured with friction backs, finished polished. Sold as a pair. Ships within 7–10 business days.