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Originally Posted by wild onion  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? |
I also think that there could be similarities in certain pieces to Pteria Sterna. The jeweler did not know pearls (what's new) but his information was that these were not mabe, rather natural blisters, and not the result of culturing. I did look at a couple in strong light and could not see a nucleus through quite translucent nacre. So Pearl-Guide to the rescue?
The finished silver piece shown was $180.
Steve