| Haven't seen one of these in a while! The looks and size (3-7mm) fits earlier Akoya strands.
How did the pearls survive wear? Some of these get their nacre pealed away wit wear, with patches of 'naked' MOP nucleus showing. I cannot see if this could be the case, and hope it is not, of course.
Amazingly, some do not seem to mind - either buyers or sellers of vintage Akoya. And then, some old strands appear to have survived very well... |