What Are Baroque Akoya Pearls

Today natural color akoya pearls are becoming more and more popular and we re seeing consumers turning away from the perfect white pearl ideal in favor of something more natural.

What are baroque akoya pearls. Once hardly ever seen in jewelry stores baroque akoya pearls are fast becoming a staple. Baroque pearls come in a variety of shapes from tiny to large. Send me exclusive offers unique gift ideas and personalized tips for shopping and selling on etsy. Although most are round they can also be found in keshi and baroque shapes as well.

The most common baroque akoya pearls material is pearl. The vast majority of akoya pearls you ll run into in stores and online today are perfect rounds. See this exquisite pendant here. The sizes of akoya pearls.

The pearl source 14k gold 6 6 5mm aaa quality round white akoya cultured pearl necklace bracelet earrings set in 18 princess length for women 4 8 out of 5 stars 6 699 00 699. Most pearls are white to. Cultured akoya pearls are known for being perfectly round baroque akoya are of course available but they re rare and more of a collector s item at this point in time. Baroque pearls come in all shapes and sizes.

Baroque silver blue akoya pearls sold per pearl single pearl themerrybead. Their neutral colors and rosé overtones make them perfect for the. Most producers didn t. Akoya pearls unless color treated have neutral colors and overtones.

There are 491 baroque akoya pearls for sale on etsy and they cost 63 27 on average. With easier access to farmers and pearl producers overseas jewelers and retailers can now bring these unique pearls to the world s jewelry markets for all to enjoy. 5 out of 5 stars 1 791 1 791 reviews 29 85. The most popular color.

Thanks to the art of cultivating akoya pearls these gems can be found in sizes up to 11 millimeters large. Based on what we saw at the gem show natural color baroque akoya pearls are still an oddity and high quality examples are exceedingly rare. While the vast majority of misshapen pearls are freshwater pearls their value is far lesser than that of baroque akoya pearls for example. Favorite add to ultra rare natural blue real akoya pearl 8mmup from japan 1pc reenspearl.

Akoya pearls are inherently round although every harvest produces a percentage of baroque and keshi pearls which tend to have the bright luster and shine common to the akoya but a shape and look reminiscent of a freshwater or baroque south sea. Cultured akoya pearls come in a wide variety of sizes.