[Caitlin]

Those drop pearl earrings are as good as it gets for natural drop pearls- and a matched pair at that!

I don't know why people want to cap the pearls with diamonds though. It is what a gifted wordsmith I once knew called, "mabel-swining". I would like to see such beautiful pearls stand alone. They don't need little diamond caps to have a lot of presence on their own merits. The diamonds also make it so you can't wear them as often for looking overdressed. Yeah, those pearls are overdressed for many occasions.....

That pair REALLY makes me want a CFWP knockoff- sans rhinestones (or cz's) of course......

PS If you would like to add these pearls to your personal pearl gallery, do it now. the pictures disappear after the auction and who knows when they will be available again. That is the mistake I made with that Ellen Barkin natural 5 strand multi-color necklace. Fortunately, a member has the catalog and sent me a copy of it.

I am still unclear about our status as an educational site, which I believe allows us a small amount of copying and pasting pictures, as long as the source is cited and full credit is given and it is obviously for edification. Many pictures we see are part of press releases and intended to copy and post for maximum coverage. I think it is the perfect time to capture those images, because they will often disappear off the web after the show or auction.