Silver twisted drop earrings with black freshwater pearl

Highly iridescent almost perfectly round “black” freshwater pearl embedded in sterling silver twisted hoops dangling from sterling silver lever backs give this pair of earrings an intriguing bohemian artistic look. The earrings measure about 2.5 inches.

These black freshwater pearls were dyed in a process that takes a few days to complete and involves soaking the pearls in a black dye solution until it penetrates all the nacre layers. The results can vary from being colorful, ranging from a denim blue to violet to blue-green or copper, or to being solid black depending on the type of dye used. The pearls used here are of the colorful iridescent variety.