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Very interesting piece! Thank you for sharing.

Happy to hear you enjoyed the course and learned!

Somehow it doesn't strike me as a Mabe pearl...looks like a freshwater pearl to me. The flattened back is the setting itself. It could be a natural blister pearl...I would need to see more details (side photo), but it just doesn't look like a Mabe to me. But it sure is a very special...

They probably "popped out" of their pearl sac and became attached to the shell...these would be "cultured chicots" if there is a better term for them I would love to know it. Do share a photo when you find them!

Yes, @pearlescence is UK based and she is an excellent source.

It may have been placed inside a "jewelry cleaning solutions" or even an "ultrasonic cleaner"...looks as if the nacre has disappeared and only the mother-of-pearl nucleus is left behind.

I received my copy just last weekend! I am excited to start reading it...just have been wrapping up all the things that my mom left behind when she suddenly passed away. I am looking forward to Blaire's @GemGeek 's review, but so far I can say this: the QUALITY of the book is up there with the...

Nice clasp!

I've intentionally dropped pearls on different surfaces and from different heights (I used to conduct torture tests to understand pearls better) and I can say that wood floors are very nice on pearls...marble floors not that much! I would say your pearls are good!

I agree 100%

Welcome to our forum @hungry4nacre If you live in Texas you could consider moving to the coast and consider the feasibility of culturing pearls in the Gulf of Mexico. There would be many problems to achieve this, but then again: why not try? Have fun and learn a ton in this fascinating pearl...

Been enjoying your posts! Sorry I have been "away" for a while...my mother became sick, I had to take care of her...and she just passed away on the 13th (my birthday)...now taking care of her house, belongings...oh well! But seeing the photos, reading your text...made my day so much easier, so...

Yes! Excellent value!

Great photos! And a truly nice story behind this company with beautiful pearls!

These all look like tissue nucleated Chinese freshwater pearls to me.