| Steve -
Seeing the picture on the left of the mabe-in-shell makes me wonder if the mabe I bought (and posted about a few weeks ago) is from this oyster and not pteria sterna. The colors seem very similar, and there is the Hawaii connection. Unfortunately, I don't think there is any way for me to verify the origin. Could I ask what the price range for a finished mabe piece was? Is it in the ballpark of other mabe pearls? |