[Kaywal]

Are drop shaped fw like these bead nucleated?
Thanks!

[knotty panda]

Wouldn't have a clue but they sure are purty.

[Kaywal]

Thanks Knotty!
I like the shape and color. It's a 45 inch strand of 9mm fw. I hope it looks good in person!

[pattye]

My hunch is not bead nucleated. The ones I have seen are larger usually and not so smoothly "dropped!". Beautiful pearls!

[Kaywal]

Thanks Pattye! Can't wait to see them. I'm hoping that they are solid nacre.

What about these? Bead?

[Nerida]

Hi Kay -first ones definitely tissue nucleated - second ones not so sure, more like bead nucs but would like to see a larger view of this strand. The intensity of the metallic surface suggests bead nuc to me, as does the spherical sections of the pearls, but that is not uniform... can we see the whole strand, please? BTW love your new avatar ---very pretty!

[pattye]

Hi Kay,

What are the sizes on these? If there are beads inside, there must have been different size nuclei to get such a variation in size, at this point could be tissue nucleated that sort of grew together like twins----------maybe????

[Nerida]

Pattye - that's what I was wondering - like the "twin" baroque pearls you sometimes see - lots on ebay stores.

[Kaywal]

Thanks Nerida! Here's the strand. I haven't purchased it. I was curious about it. The colors are really cool and the shapes are interesting. Wanted to get some opinions. What do you all think? I keep going back to look at the strand!

Pattye, the seller states that they are 10-14mm. She just wrote me back and said that they are solid nacre. Are these hard to find? I'm unfamiliar with these types of baroques.

[Kaywal]

Originally Posted by Nerida

Pattye - that's what I was wondering - like the "twin" baroque pearls you sometimes see - lots on ebay stores.

Yup, it's an ebay seller too. So...hmmm

I'll post pictures of the peachy pink drop strand when it arrives.

[Nerida]

OK - now I'm going for bead nuked - the spherical globules in some of the pearls, and the very metallic lustre is what's making me lean that way...

[Cathybear]

I've had metallic baroques similar to the pic above, that I'm sure were tissue nucleated. Bead nucleated (at least the ones I've been getting lately) have a softer glow to the nacre. I recently bought some drop shaped fwp, expecting tissue nucleated, but they looked different under my strong light.. asked questions, they turned out to be bead nucleated. It can be quite hard to see the difference, but under my strong worklight with magnification I can.. mostly. I keep them seperate to avoid mix ups.

[pattye]

Hi again Kay,

They look a bit "flattish" in that last photo, so I will stick with tissue nucleated. Just not seeing the rounded consistent size from pearl to pearl, even with lots of nacre variations, one sees in bead nuked------The color looks terrific, and if the cost is reasonable, you will have a fun strand to play with!

[Kaywal]

Thanks again Pattye! Unfortunately, they were snatched up. I really loved the colors, but did not move quickly enough. Hopefully a strand like that will crop up again! I'd like them for a bracelet, so I can admire the colors!

What is a reasonable price for a strand like this? I'm not sure about these. Anyone have an idea? Thanks!

[Ashley]

Originally Posted by pattye

Hi again Kay,

They look a bit "flattish" in that last photo, so I will stick with tissue nucleated. Just not seeing the rounded consistent size from pearl to pearl, even with lots of nacre variations, one sees in bead nuked------The color looks terrific, and if the cost is reasonable, you will have a fun strand to play with!

Agreed Pattye- good analysis!