From the April 2021 issue of #thisispearl digital magazine

Mabé All the Way

Mabé or blister pearls are popping up in more finished designs.

Adele bracelet in sterling silver with white freshwater mabé pearls, $574; Samuel B. Jewelry

Pendant necklace in 14k yellow gold with a Sea of Cortez pearl, $1,440 ($740 for pendant alone); Ocean’s Cove Jewelry

Cordelia Compass pendant necklace in 14k rose gold with a 10 mm white freshwater mabé pearl, $1,480; Victoria Six

Open ring in 14k yellow gold with Australian South Sea heart-shape mabé pearls and diamonds, $2,800; email alexis@leximazzdesigns.com at LexiMazz Designs for purchase

Piete drop earrings in 18k gold with round white 13.5 mm freshwater mabé cultured pearls, mother-of-pearl drops, and 0.80 ct. rubies, $5,480; Ashleigh Branstetter Jewelry

From the February 2021 issue of #thisispearl digital magazine

Better Halves

Pearls team up with half strands of chain or gems.

Twenty-inch necklace in Tahitian pearls and praisiolite with a proprietary South Sea pearl clasp inset with blue topaz, $1,295; Judi McCormick Jewelry

Thirty-five-inch-long sterling silver rolo chain necklace with 8–10.5mm cultured Tahitian pearls, $1,650; Imperial Pearl, email Customerservice@imperialpearl.com for purchase

Rainbow Foundation necklace with baroque freshwater pearls and a mix of gemstone beads, $2,500; Harwell Godfrey, email info@harwellgodfrey.com for purchase

Sterling silver with akoya pearls, $2,800; Comme des Garçons for Mikimoto

Bubble necklace with 9–11 mm gray Tahitian pearls, 126 cts. pink tourmaline, and 0.49 ct. t.w. diamonds with an 18k gold clasp is approximately 40 inches in length, $19,540; Katherine Jetter

Photo: Starr Digital