Mixed Collection

[willameeena]

Here's a collection of mixed pearls. Can anyone identify pearl type just from images?

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Photo 1
From top left and clockwise:
1. Chinese freshwater pearls, the dark ones being dyed (which you posted previously.)
2, 3 and 4 across the top, left to right: all freshwater pearls. The dark ones are dyed.
5, 6 and 7 in the 2nd row: possibly akoya; freshwater; akoya in the ring (but the nacre seems thin)
8, 9 and 10 in the 3rd row: All freshwaters, the dark ones being dyed
11,12 and 13 in the bottom row: dyed freshwaters; white freshwaters; and can't say for sure about the one on the right; could be akoya.
14 bottom left: akoyas but I don't like the blemishes I see on some of them. Not great quality.

Photo 2 left to right
Top row, freshwaters on the left with Honora tag visible on the bottom (Honora is a good brand); on the right white freshwaters with Tahitians
Row 2: left to right: the same not-great quality akoyas as we saw in the first photo; white freshwaters with black beads of some kind, maybe onyx; freshwaters with maybe purple jade beads; freshwaters
Row 3: all freshwaters
Row 4: freshwaters; freshwaters with cream colored SSP; freshwaters; freshwaters

The little rice krispie shaped fw were common in the 1970s and 1980s. They were cultured in the Cristaria plicata mussel in China.

 

[MintyFresh]

Photo 1
From top left and clockwise:
1. Chinese freshwater pearls, the dark ones being dyed (which you posted previously.)
2, 3 and 4 across the top, left to right: all freshwater pearls. The dark ones are dyed.
5, 6 and 7 in the 2nd row: possibly akoya; freshwater; akoya in the ring (but the nacre seems thin)
8, 9 and 10 in the 3rd row: All freshwaters, the dark ones being dyed
11,12 and 13 in the bottom row: dyed freshwaters; white freshwaters; and can't say for sure about the one on the right; could be akoya.
14 bottom left: akoyas but I don't like the blemishes I see on some of them. Not great quality.

Photo 2 left to right
Top row, freshwaters on the left with Honora tag visible on the bottom (Honora is a good brand); on the right white freshwaters with Tahitians
Row 2: left to right: the same not-great quality akoyas as we saw in the first photo; white freshwaters with black beads of some kind, maybe onyx; freshwaters with maybe purple jade beads; freshwaters
Row 3: all freshwaters
Row 4: freshwaters; freshwaters with cream colored SSP; freshwaters; freshwaters

The little rice krispie shaped fw were common in the 1970s and 1980s. They were cultured in the Cristaria plicata mussel in China.

You're awesome, Pearl Dreams. This forum is an amazing resource.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

I've learned a lot from being on the forum too!

 

[willameeena]

Photo 1
From top left and clockwise:
1. Chinese freshwater pearls, the dark ones being dyed (which you posted previously.)
2, 3 and 4 across the top, left to right: all freshwater pearls. The dark ones are dyed.
5, 6 and 7 in the 2nd row: possibly akoya; freshwater; akoya in the ring (but the nacre seems thin)
8, 9 and 10 in the 3rd row: All freshwaters, the dark ones being dyed
11,12 and 13 in the bottom row: dyed freshwaters; white freshwaters; and can't say for sure about the one on the right; could be akoya.
14 bottom left: akoyas but I don't like the blemishes I see on some of them. Not great quality.

Photo 2 left to right
Top row, freshwaters on the left with Honora tag visible on the bottom (Honora is a good brand); on the right white freshwaters with Tahitians
Row 2: left to right: the same not-great quality akoyas as we saw in the first photo; white freshwaters with black beads of some kind, maybe onyx; freshwaters with maybe purple jade beads; freshwaters
Row 3: all freshwaters
Row 4: freshwaters; freshwaters with cream colored SSP; freshwaters; freshwaters

The little rice krispie shaped fw were common in the 1970s and 1980s. They were cultured in the Cristaria plicata mussel in China.

Wow!!