Speaking of keshi... how about these roundish ones?



The same seller has smaller samples of loose SS keshi in the traditional flaky shapes.

I am definitely intrigued by the dark gold of hat they present as Indonesian pearls.



Just notes at this point; might ask for stud earrings in the near futue, but what I have in mind is not likely to just apear out of the blue.

[smetzler]

Originally Posted by Valeria101

The same seller has smaller samples of loose SS keshi

Agustus has wonderful things, many thanks for the post. Even freeform paua abalone pearls at pricing that looks remarkably close to source (US$150/$200/ct)!

As I was seriously considering the necklace on the right below prior to your post, a comparison with Agustus' fabulous piece on the left was very helpful. Both are gorgeous, but I did opt to purchase the right hand piece as a more pure statement of the pearls themselves. Price was also a factor, as Carolyn Ehret/DruzyDesign pricing is remarkably fair (in fact, if she didn't have such a good reputation among Pearl-Guide members it would give cause to wonder). Carolyn explained that these keshi are from a small Australian farmer with whom she has been dealing directly for a number of years, these particular pearls having been in her collection for three years.

This necklace serves as our first SS piece, and we will not be subsequently searching for cultured rounds. SS in white may normally be considered flat relative to gold (witness the ire of Pearl-Guide moderators upon being reminded of Paspaley's VERY liberal definition of 'orient' on the Paspaley website). White SS keshi would seem to offer the best of all worlds, as evidenced by both of these pieces.

Hi again Steve,

A lovely choice, although I have admired both strands, I am certain you will be most pleased. Carolyn Ehret is a member of this forum, and although she has not posted for some time, she is very aware of the conversations here!! I am looking forward to meeting her for the first time at the Tucson Gem Show, as well as many of our other Esteemed Forum Members.

Pattye
so many pearls, so little time

p.s. My favorite SS pearls are any that are large and dripping in nacre! Like my platinum blue baroques!

[knotty panda]

Originally Posted by GemGeek

Well, last summer, on my flight back from Italy, I purchased a nice duty-free set of fake pearls because they were pretty and because I didn't have any fake pearls for my collection.
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Blaire: I love your fakes! Glass or shell? Just curious.

Anyway, down to my question. I know Tahitians can be white, but can SSPs be black and still highly graded on whatever scale SSPs are graded on? Thanks!

[barbie biggs]

Anything silver with lots of orient!

barbie