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After being taken out from the water, quality pearls are set with metals and gems in various combinations.
The objects at the Beijing show celebrate jewelry design-from traditional to high-end avant-garde styles.
Many of the jewelry pieces were once worn by celebrities.
A tiara featuring pearls from the Gulf made around 1890 formerly belonged to Raine, Countess Spencer.
Her stepdaughter, Princess Diana, also wore it on several occasions.
A pair of natural pearl earrings on display were once owned by Elizabeth Taylor-the late Hollywood star known for her fascination with jewelry.
An impressive example of contemporary design is also on show at the exhibition-a necklace by Sam Tho Duong, a Vietnamese artist living in Germany.
He fixed hundreds of small pearls, cultivated in Chinese freshwater, on silver balls and oxidized silver sticks, to show ice crystals on tree branches.