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Evaluating Shape |
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Shape
in pearls is divided into three categories: spherical,
symmetrical,
and baroque.
The rarest and most valuable is the spherical or round pearl.; these
are judged on their degree of "sphericity" or roundness.
While fine pearls that are perfectly round are extremely rare, the
closer a pearl comes to being perfectly round, the more expensive it
will be. |
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Pearls with
shapes such as teardrop or pear-shape are symmetrical pearls, and are
judged on proportioning, outline, and good symmetry; that is, whether
they have a nice, pleasing, well-balanced shape. Any strand of pearls
should be well matched for shape, and when worn give the appearance
of uniformity. Terms such as semi-round and semi-baroque
are also used. |
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These are
terms applied to pearls that are "out of round" but not so
much that are irregular shape is interesting, or distinctive. These
cost much less than other shapes. Symmetrical
pearls
are less expensive than round
pearls-although
there are some exceptions-but much more expensive than baroque
pearls, which are irregularly shaped pearls. |
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