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ORIENTAL PEARL [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Jewellery
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
CONT

Jewellers commonly refer to saltwater pearls as Oriental pearls and to those produced by freshwater mollusks as freshwater pearls.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie
CONT

Les appellations "perle d'orient" ou "perle d'eau douce" ne peuvent qualifier que les perles fines et en aucun cas les perles de culture ou d'imitation.

Spanish

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