PEARL JEWELRY
Pearl is the piece of jewelry that is created by Mother Nature by her glory and is one of its kind that it very much rare to find. Pearl jewelry is made up by pearls of two types which are the naturally occurring pearls and the cultured pearls. Pearl Jewelry is very popular and favorite among the women of all ages. It looks very much elegant, soft, rich and charming. Pearl Jewelry is a unique collection which goes up with any outfit, any occasion and any age.
After a pearl is made, it is separated as per the shape.The drilling to the pearl is either done horizontally or vertically which is done by highly skilled artisans. Then later the pearls are graded according to the sheen, lustre, glaze, shape, size, and uniformity. Different kinds of ornaments are moulded from pearls like bracelets, Kundan sets and enamelled sets, Satlads which is seven strand pearl, set with precious stones, lacchas, chand bali which is a moon shaped ear-ring, chokers, rassi which is a chain set in the form of rope, chatai -it is a mat type chain, ear rings and rings, hath phool which are made for the fingers and the wrist, vaddenam which is tied to the waist belt and Tanmani.
Hyderabad had acquired the sobriquetof 'City of Pearls', due to the benevolent patronage and reign of the Nizams, who ruled the then princely state of Hyderabad for over 200 years from the 18th century to mid 20th century. Over 400 years old the capital city of Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad became the hub of India's most famous pearls.
The Nizams imperial patronage and prosperous lifestyle attracted scores of craftsmen from distant parts of the world, especially the Arabian Gulf where the rare original pearls are found in profusion. The Nizams demanded that these pearls be brought to India in abundance. During their glorious reign, pearls of various types were showered by them on the subjects. Hence, Hyderabad became the one-stop-destination for pearls. The most famous concentration of pearl market with all its variety is clustered in and aroundthe Charminar area. The most famous cultured pearls studded in gold and silver jewellery which are of exquisite design are a specialty of Hyderabadi jewellery. Then there is an entire street consisting of pearl shops named - Patther Gatti.
Pearls in Hyderabad come in many shapes and of particular interest is the most famous and unique 'rice-pearl' � which is a tiny variety, available in great depth in Char Kaman, Gulzar Houz and General Bazar. People from across the world usually flock to these areas to purchase ornaments with rice pearls. Another famous pearl place is the precious "Basra"- a pearl unmatched in luster, colour and price which are available in selected stores. Jewellers in this famous pearl market mostly have the combined pearls with the shimmer of gold, embedded with rich rubies and the exquisite emeralds for centuries.