Hello, I found this piece inside an oyster. Is it possible to know the type and value?

[mustafa]

 

[jshepherd]

It appears to be a blister pearl. The pearl has grown attached to the shell. Blisters are not considered very valuable. Whole pearls, detached from the shell, are valuable.

 

[CortezPearls]

Yes, that is a blister pearl...but it seems nacreous, as if formed inside a pearl oyster.
What kind of oyster did you find it in? What location?

 

[pattye]

This photo seems a bit out of focus, but seems a lustrous and pretty blister pearl with a fun story! Perhaps the edge could be smoothed a little and a hole drilled to make into a pendant?

 

[SteveM]

This photo seems a bit out of focus, but seems a lustrous and pretty blister pearl with a fun story! Perhaps the edge could be smoothed a little and a hole drilled to make into a pendant?

The blister is a cluster of smaller pearls in a very attractive and symmetrical pattern. It would justify a more involved setting such as this Pinctada Maculata shell with comparatively ugly blister. (My wife wears the polished back side forward.)

 

[12wentworth]

What do you think of this abalone blister pearl? It is in a vintage silver setting and cost $15,

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[12wentworth]

 

[12wentworth]

 

[12wentworth]

 

[CortezPearls]

You have a cracked/broken Mabe pearl there.
What a shame...it has a very good size, nice colors...but it is fractured and has no way to recover from that.
Backside is Abalone shell, and due to the colors it looks like it came from an Abalone.
The back side is Abalone shell, but some producers may use it for other species: we used abalone shell for Cortez Mabe.

 

[12wentworth]

Yes, it is quite cracked and fell apart after wearing it a couple of times. So, I pulled it apart and removed all the rotted out filler. It is a true abalone as the colors within the base and the blister itself were mottled with fabulous color. I refilled the blister and pieced together what I could with E6000 epoxy. I had no idea what I was doing but, I must say, that after letting it cure and placing it back into its silver fram, the piece looks virtually restored and stronger than it was before. A good experiment, anyway.