A unique Cultured South Sea Keshi Pearl and Diamond Pendant

The necklace and pendant is 18 ct yellow gold.  The Keshi pearl is Medium cream with good lustre and skin.  The pearl measures 20.77 x 11.0 x 9.46mm deep.  The round brilliant cut  Cognac Diamond is 0.15 carat and clarity of P1, the other 2 round brilliant cut diamonds weigh a total of 0.08 carats, colour G/H, clarity VS-SI, all are claw set.

Independent Valuation available on request.

What is a Keshi pearl?

The word “Keshi” in Japanese means “poppy seed”, its name makes a reference to a very small size, so the term was applied only to the smallest sizes of natural pearls. Nowadays the term is commonly used for a cultured pearl that has no nucleus.

The Keshi is produced by the oyster during a grafting operation, in this case, something didn’t go as planned, and the pearl oyster got rid of the nucleus/bead and the mantle tissue survived, so instead of coating the nucleus/bead, the mantle coats itself or some other organic matter it finds in the sac; with this kind of irregular shaped matter guiding the shape and thus the resulting pearl is usually a unique Baroque shape.