Rare Natural Pen Shell Pearls with White Pearl Center and 18k Gold.

1.875” long.

Now available at The Row Amagansett >

Pen pearls are organic gems that develop within the bivalve mollusk Pinnidae, often found off the Gulf Coast of Florida. Commonly known as a Pen Shell, it was named for its shape with one broad end finishing in a pointed tip similar to a quill pen. Each uniquely formed pearl within retains a range of lustrous black and brown tones reminiscent of its host. Because most are non-nacreous, their developing structure sometimes causes crazing and cracking. These salt water pearls are a rare natural occurrence and never cultured.