What are Baroque Pearls?
March 5, 2021
By Baggins Pearls Have you ever seen a pearl with a very irregular shape? That would be a baroque pearl. The word Baroque comes from the Portuguese word 鈥渂arroco,鈥� which refers to a pearl with an elaborate shape. It was during the Baroque Era (1600鈥�1750) that these non-round pearls were first used in jewelry, hence the name, which doubles as a reference to the luxuriant art and architecture of the period. Baroque pearls are irregularly shaped or 鈥渋mperfect鈥� pearls and they come in almost all varieties of South Sea pearls; White or Champagne South Sea, Tahitian, and Golden. Their organic