Bird and Pearl Tourmaline Brooch
A cultured pearl and green tourmaline brooch, circa 2000, depicting a songbird perched between two carved green tourmalines of floral design, the head and torso set with a cultured keshi pearl with gold eyes, beak and tail, suspending a cultured Baroque pearl, measuring approximately 5.47 in. x 5.39 in., signed white, gross weight approximately 36.50 grams, mounted in 18ct gold, length 1.93 in. Cf. A. Quan, Tony White Jeweller, New South Wales, Tony White, 2016, p. 103, for a brooch of similar design, dated 2000.
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- Keshi Pearls - Keshi is a Japanese word meaning 'poppy seed', but not an indicator of the true size of the pearl. But keshi pearls are small, and are usually irregular in shape. They are sold by weight rather than size as is usual with pearls. Originally a by-product of pearl farming, most Keshi pearls are now deliberately cultivated.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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