15.24Carat Natural Melo Pearl, Volutidae Pearl, Cymbium Melo, Bailer Shell, Very Rare Pearl, Dragon Ball, Dragon Tears, SKU: 01795
$49,999.00
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Treatment: Untreated 100% Natural Melo Pearl
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Weight: 15.24CT
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Dimension: 12.54MM
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Certificate: JGGC (JAPAN GEM GRADING CENTER)
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Video Link: https://youtu.be/EYE0CcbL9KU
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SKU: 01795
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Our mission is to supply an authentic and wide range of high-quality Natural Pearl at unmatched prices.
We also offer customized jewelry for all of our loose pearls. Please send us a message with your requirements.
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What are Melo Pearls?
The worlds most valuable pearl, found within giant melo melo snail shells and once thought to come from dragons.
Large, perfectly silky smooth and richly golden, the melo pearl is believed to be the rarest pearl in the world. You might see them at auction houses, adorning the necks of celebrities at red-carpet events, or in Tiffany & Co's famed Blue Book of high jewels, but you won't often come across them in jewellery stores.
This is because finding a melo pearl is no easy task, and they cannot be cultured, as nearly all contemporary pearls are today. This exotic and rare pearl proves that the romance of jewel discovery in the wild is not yet a thing of the past. Melo pearls come from the huge Southeast Asian melo melo snail, also known as the Indian volute, bailer shell or coconut shell.
The melo melo snail can be found across the South China Sea, as well as in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. The snail is found in colours ranging from pale orange to brown, often splashed with striking and beautiful patterns.
The Vietnamese Emperors valued the pearl highly and sent ships to search for the Melo shell. In the Pacific, the shell is regarded a sacred object by Buddhists, appearing in much religious imagery. The pearl was an expression of perfection in thought as it requires Buddhist no enhancement or alteration by man when it emerges from its shell, unlike gemstones which require faceting by man to reveal their beauty. The Chinese, Japanese and the Vietnamese all believed that pearls were created in heaven from droplets that fell from the Dragon in the sky . These droplets descended from heaven into open shells in the water. Moonbeams nourished the dragon droplets and these grew into pearls. It is no wonder that the Melo pearl has held a fascination in the East for centuries.
The pearl was one of the eight precious emblems of the Buddha. As a sacred object, these pearls were never drilled or strung as beads. Instead they were used as objects of devotion. The "fiery pearl" a pearl with a flaming tail and the Dragon are both ubiquitous in Vietnamese decorative arts, found in ceramics, textiles and painting. The Dragon, symbolizing the Emperor, is seen pursuing the pearl. The Emperors surrounded themselves with dragon and "flaming pearl" motifs in their art and even on their Imperial robes. One can now surmise that this was not just a metaphor but an illustration of the wonderful flame-like structure within the porcelain surface of the Melo pearl.
------------SHIPPING AND MAKING TIME------------
Each item will be gift wrapped and shipped.
The default shipping method(EMS) takes 7-14 business days to anywhere in the United States and worldwide, you can upgrade to express shipping (DHL, FedEx), and it will only take 1 week to arrive.
Need help? feel free to ask us a question:)
Thank you!
Treatment: Untreated 100% Natural Melo Pearl
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Weight: 15.24CT
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Dimension: 12.54MM
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Certificate: JGGC (JAPAN GEM GRADING CENTER)
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Video Link: https://youtu.be/EYE0CcbL9KU
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SKU: 01795
------------------------
Our mission is to supply an authentic and wide range of high-quality Natural Pearl at unmatched prices.
We also offer customized jewelry for all of our loose pearls. Please send us a message with your requirements.
________________________________________________________________________
What are Melo Pearls?
The worlds most valuable pearl, found within giant melo melo snail shells and once thought to come from dragons.
Large, perfectly silky smooth and richly golden, the melo pearl is believed to be the rarest pearl in the world. You might see them at auction houses, adorning the necks of celebrities at red-carpet events, or in Tiffany & Co's famed Blue Book of high jewels, but you won't often come across them in jewellery stores.
This is because finding a melo pearl is no easy task, and they cannot be cultured, as nearly all contemporary pearls are today. This exotic and rare pearl proves that the romance of jewel discovery in the wild is not yet a thing of the past. Melo pearls come from the huge Southeast Asian melo melo snail, also known as the Indian volute, bailer shell or coconut shell.
The melo melo snail can be found across the South China Sea, as well as in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. The snail is found in colours ranging from pale orange to brown, often splashed with striking and beautiful patterns.
The Vietnamese Emperors valued the pearl highly and sent ships to search for the Melo shell. In the Pacific, the shell is regarded a sacred object by Buddhists, appearing in much religious imagery. The pearl was an expression of perfection in thought as it requires Buddhist no enhancement or alteration by man when it emerges from its shell, unlike gemstones which require faceting by man to reveal their beauty. The Chinese, Japanese and the Vietnamese all believed that pearls were created in heaven from droplets that fell from the Dragon in the sky . These droplets descended from heaven into open shells in the water. Moonbeams nourished the dragon droplets and these grew into pearls. It is no wonder that the Melo pearl has held a fascination in the East for centuries.
The pearl was one of the eight precious emblems of the Buddha. As a sacred object, these pearls were never drilled or strung as beads. Instead they were used as objects of devotion. The "fiery pearl" a pearl with a flaming tail and the Dragon are both ubiquitous in Vietnamese decorative arts, found in ceramics, textiles and painting. The Dragon, symbolizing the Emperor, is seen pursuing the pearl. The Emperors surrounded themselves with dragon and "flaming pearl" motifs in their art and even on their Imperial robes. One can now surmise that this was not just a metaphor but an illustration of the wonderful flame-like structure within the porcelain surface of the Melo pearl.
------------SHIPPING AND MAKING TIME------------
Each item will be gift wrapped and shipped.
The default shipping method(EMS) takes 7-14 business days to anywhere in the United States and worldwide, you can upgrade to express shipping (DHL, FedEx), and it will only take 1 week to arrive.
Need help? feel free to ask us a question:)
Thank you!
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