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Choose from freshwater pearl jewelry in white, pink and colorful peacock tones.
Simple strands to intricate beaded designs. Casual, wear anytime pearls, to brides and bridesmaids gifts.


White Pearls

Off-white to nearly white color.
We avoid chaulky, stark colored pearls, as these have usually been bleached, which can harm the luster.






Drop Style Necklace with Sterling Silver
Drop Style Necklace
with Sterling Silver

#B116NL
18 inch..$58.23 /
24"...$64.17

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Bracelet with Sterling Silver Clasp
Bracelet with
Sterling Silver Clasp

#B102BR
7.5"..$20.76 / 9"...$24.51


Oval Earrings
Oval Earrings
#B110ER
$16.50

Pearl Cup
Pearl Cup Pendant
#B929PD
$24.00


Matching Pod Earrings
Matching Pod Earrings
#B933ER
$45.00

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Pearls With Pink Tint

Graded for their luster and pale pink color. Sub-tones will vary from pink with pale lavender, to pink with light peach.








Necklace with Silver Clasp
Necklace with Silver Clasp
#B127NL
18 inch $42.59 / 24 inch $56.39

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Iris Blossom
Iris Blossom Pendant
#B931PD
$95.00


14 Ky Gold Earrings
14 Ky Gold Earrings
#B708ER
$73.00




Bracelet With Sterling Silver
Bracelet With Sterling Silver
#B129BR
7 1/2 inch..$14.49 /
9"...$16.79


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Peacock Pearls

These have been treated- not dyed- to create a color-fast grey to dark grey finish which exhibits a 'rainbow' of purple, blue and green tints.




White and Peacock Pearl Bracelet
White and Peacock
Pearl Bracelet

#B118BR
7.5"..$29.94 / 9"...$35.94

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Special Colors:
Bracelet with Green-Brown Tinted Pearls
Bracelet with Green-
Brown Tinted Pearls

#B421AN
8"...$35.19 / 9"...$39.53
earthColors bracelet
Gold Foil Glass
and Baroque Pearls

#B298BR
8"...$24.90 / 9"...$27.58



And a couple of discount priced items:
Peacock Pearl and AB Crystal
Peacock Pearl
and AB Crystal

#S-176BR
7.5" Bracelet Reg...$12.00
Sale Price...$7.00
10" Anklet Reg...$13.00
Sale Price...$9.00

4mm Peacock Pearl
#S-165BR
7.5" Bracelet Reg...$13.52
Sale Price...$10.00
10" Anklet Reg...$15.67
Sale Price...$12.00

Pearls are hand selected from several cultured pearl farms which offer smooth, high-luster pearls. The pinks and whites are natural coloration, the peacocks are heat treated to create the color-fast (not dyed) dark rainbow effect. White pearls are white, to cream white. The pinks are a pale peach-pink to pale lavender-pink. Peacock colors have a silver-grey base and display a subtle iridescent color change. Colors range from bronze to lavender to green-blue.

So What Are Freshwater Pearls?

FWP Shell

Freshwater pearls come from mussels that are farmed in ponds, lakes and rivers.

A freshwater pearl starts as a small 'seed' placed in the shell of a triangle shell mollusk. (Hyriopsis cumingii)

The mollusk reacts to the small piece of shell or 'seed pearl' by building layers of a protective coating. This coating consists of aragonite, calcite and a horn-like substance called conchiolin.

Pearls come naturally in a variety of pastel colors, depending on the exact type of mollusk and composition of water.

Although produced in other areas, the largest producer of freshwater pearls is China.


Pink White Peacock



  • UPDATES:
  • 12/08/07_Pod pendant made from casting of oak gall now has matching earrings.
  • 12/07/07_For ease of shopping, we are consolidating thin or repetitious pages on the website. Most earrings can now be found by color, pink, white, or peacock.
  • 11/23/07_The new sterling silver pendants and earrings with set cabachons will begin making their way over into this section as they are listed on the site. The first offering is a cup shaped pendant with a 6mm freshwater pearl peeking out from within.

Marcus Berkner Designs
1685 Norkenzie Rd
Eugene Oregon 97401
(541) 345-4231

Created on ... March 11, 2002
Last update ... March 26, 2008
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