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Thanks, that’s helpful. The necklace belongs to a relative and she thinks that given the size, these could be south sea pearls. I thought that was unlikely.

Attaching picture of the full necklace. It is made by a leading jeweler in India. It is a recent piece in a vintage Mughal style, an art form known as Polki. The stones are indeed flat uncut diamonds that are traditionally used in Polki jewelry. It is made in gold and the green stones are...

I need help in identifying the pearls used in this necklace. They are around 9.5 - 10 mm in size and on an average 5.5 carats each in weight. While some of them may appear round in the pics, they are actually oval shaped. Even though the main feature of this jewelry item is the uncut diamonds, I...

Pearl Dreams Thank you, that’s helpful.

These are pictures of a pre-owned pearl string on sale. Pearls measure from approximately 11.5 x 9 to 7 x 7.30 mm. No other details available. Looking for help to identify them. Any comments on the condition of the pearls will be welcome. Thank you

KarinK Yes, diamonds (tiny ones!) and white gold

CortezPearls Hi Douglas, I managed to get pics with a scale to show the size of the pearls.

No. 2 was bought many years ago on Emirates onboard duty free. It was part of their fashion jewelry collection and hence I believe it’s an imitation piece. However I could not make out so conclusively from the tooth test as it did not feel as smooth as the imitation string when rubbed against...

As a newbie, I have learned so much from the posts on the forum. I have found such a simple way to tell the fakes - they feel so smooth when rubbed against each other or a tooth. I only wish I had known this earlier. So I decided to do the tooth test on my pearls... I have several pearl strings...

Thanks both for identifying them. I’m attaching more pictures to confirm.

Thanks Douglas, the necklace is currently in India and swap of pearls has been the fear each time we think of giving them for restringing. Someone suggested that it should be done in front of us but we haven’t been able to get it done as yet. For testing, do we have to send the full necklace or...

Hi Douglas, thank you for the welcome and thank you for taking the time to reply to my posts. They are quite large in size and I have photographed them again with a scale to give an idea.

This string dates to early 1900s and has been handed down the family. I was always told that these are natural pearls, perhaps from Basra. It last belonged to my mother who has passed away. It is broken and needs to be restrung. Got my father to pull it out and photograph it so I can check on...

So thrilled to stumble upon this forum. Now that I’m here, let me get answers to all my questions from the experts. The pendant here was a gift. I got earrings made by a jeweler in similar style. Since they were bought separately there could be a difference in the type/quality of pearls. In fact...