For thousands of years, pearls have fascinated people with their magical beauty. They are the symbol of feminine grace, temptation and elegance. Accordingly, there are countless myths surrounding their origin. In Persia, for example, pearls were believed to be the tears of Gods. And the ancient Greeks claimed, that pearls were dewdrops, which were transformed into the shimmering jewels by the moon at night, like tiny images of the celestial body on earth.
Iby the way, the idea of pearl-like (dew)drops has survived to this day in the verb to pearl. For example, when water pearls off something, it runs down in the form of drops.
Pearls have also always been associated with love: Venus, the Roman goddess of sensuality and love, is said to have been born like a pearl from a sea oyster. And an Indian legend tells of the daughter of a great mogul who is not allowed to marry the prince she loves. Locked up in a rock castle by the sea, she can no longer stop crying. Her tears fall into the sea and are transformed into pearls by the god Krishna.


Pearls are some of the oldest pieces of jewellery known to us. As early as 2500 years ago, the first pearl fisheries existed along the coast of Sri Lanka. Because pearls were so rare, however, they were for a long time reserved almost exclusively for kings, royal houses and ecclesiastical dignitaries.
Thanks to modern cultivation methods, pearls have become more affordable today - but the sublime and sensual feeling when wearing the matt shimmer has remained.
The queens among cultured pearls are the South Sea pearls, which are larger and more precious than their siblings. The new Meissen porcelain pearls are inspired by these, adding a new dimension to the concept of "white gold". Not less precious than the creations of nature, the pearls of the Meissen "Pearl Collection Pure White" not only look stunningly similar to their natural models. The combination of their aura with a puristically modern and at the same time classically timeless design makes the porcelain pearls truly unique jewellery.