From Disaster to Dynamic Tahitian Pearl Pendant

by Dana C Smith.
(Ocean City, MD)

The fix after the disaster. Does the caged pearl swing?

Well, the disaster part happened when I was trying to mount this lovely silver gray Tahitian pearl on a ring post.

Somehow, in fitting it on after applying jeweler’s glue, I got too rough with the pearl, and snapped off the post… in the pearl.

Too little to grab and work out with a tool, and no know-how to otherwise remove the silver post.

What to do….?

A dainty, yet dynamic Tahitian pearl capture!

So I made a goldfilled cage pendant to curve around the pearl and hold it; some 16 gauge dead soft 14kt goldfilled wire, hammered a bit and bent up and through to loop and create a bail, and a little manipulation to work-harden the metal.

A rescue was performed. I like it!

Dana C Smith
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