A large Keshi pearl hanging from a small circle of gold set with diamonds. The circle is the only thing above the pearl, so nothing competes with it, and the eye goes straight to the folds in its surface.

Keshi pearls grow without a nucleus, which is why the surface lifts and folds instead of running smooth, and why the light inside them moves as you turn. This one measures 19 x 20 mm, which is large for a Keshi, and it came from my own collection of pearls gathered over years.

Because a Keshi pearl has no regular crown, the cap that meets it is carved in wax directly against that pearl and follows its ridges, so it sits without a gap. That is the part that cannot be repeated on another stone, and the reason each of these is made once.

The circle above it is set with white diamonds, 0.06 CT in total, and left open at the centre so light passes through rather than stopping at a solid disc.

The pendant measures 28 mm overall, on a 42 cm chain.

This one has sold. I can make it again with another Keshi pearl from my private collection, in any karat and colour. Each pearl differs in shape, size, and overtone, so the piece you receive will be its own. Tell me what you are drawn to and I will show you what I have.

The same pendant with a larger Keshi pearl, currently in stock: Drift.

Made by hand in my Jerusalem studio.

Bellatrix - Keshi Pearl and Diamond Necklace