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I have to come back to the feedback issue.

Leaving a neutral or negative without contacting the seller first is an unfriendly act, and I don't see how one could realistically expect to be...

I will tackle this; bear with me as I have various thoughts to share.

1. Keep your refund. The seller offered it voluntarily.

2. The photos were quite clear; some are in a light box, I think,...

GIA Insider newsletter had this article about the book:

http://e2.ma/webview/msgle/35095f9b5acb4bf4071891c430c6ae84#pearlbook

I'm tempted, but I wonder if it's basically a coffee table book?
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I think the necklace in the first and second photo looks fake. The pearls are extremely uniform, have no overtones and look flattened near the drill holes. But you can try rubbing the pearls gently...

Oh yes, it is! Nice find.

This is not an area of expertise for me, at all, but others will be along with comments.

An alternative to eBay in case you don't want to risk it, is to consign it at a local jeweler. Normally I would recommend using eBay but with that beautiful clasp you might get a good price for it...

What grabbed me most was #247, the Star of Kashmir.

If you visit a jeweler, ask to use their loupe (10x magnifier) to look at the surface and compare it with the surface of know-real pearls (such as the jeweler might be selling.)
Real nacre is very...

I've been looking for other vintage Lang jewelry items and found a number of sterling items on Ruby Lane and on Google images, but other than brooches with imitation pearls, I didn't see any other...

Welcome to the forum! Pearls are a wonderful thing to inherit and sentimental whether real or faux.

The photos are a bit fuzzy-- it's hard to tell much about the pearls. Can you take closeup...

Since she specified wanting Akoyas, I would go with that, within the bounds of your budget.

They're all winners! No bad choices there. :)

You got undeniable quality and a lovely and highly usable pearl size that will suit many occasions!

Read this forum-- it is full of information.

I think they all look like freshwaters, but the colors are natural and they look nice!

Either of the the two inside strands has more evenly-shaped pearls in the center front than the outermost strand.

The middle strand seems to have higher luster than the inside strand.

So: I...

Just a thought: rather than using the stocking, just pour the Attack through a strainer to find the diamond, if you can't see it in the liquid.

That sounds like a good idea (assuming the solvent wouldn't dissolve the nylon?)

If not you can always do it over...the Attack is reusable.
When applying the glue, try not to apply too much-- it squishes upward and out.

If you restring them yearly you probably don't need to wash them.

After each wearing wipe them with a soft cloth-- dampen the cloth if you have been sweaty, or dampen your hand and run it gently...

There is a solvent called Attack that does the job nicely without harming the pearl. Soak the pearl in it in a closed jar until the glue is dissolved. Avoid breathing fumes.
Different glues take...

I think they look like they were dyed. And that the nacre is quite thin in places.

See this thread, which has pictures of dyed and undyed silver blue akoyas:...

NICE! What size are they?

There's this video on YouTube:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYudUBAGGJE

They really do look like typical graduated, round akoya cultured pearls from that era.
The older akoya strands had thicker nacre than the ones sold today. Your pearls have very nice luster!

As...