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Wow thank you everyone for the comments. Such great knowledge here on this forum.

That is a good point made with yellow gold. Also the stamp mark is using alphabet letters CHU instead of chinese characters. The ring is said to be 14k white gold, there is a marking but not so legible 4k. Diamonds appear to be real as it sparkles in light. I am not a expert but the ring...

Here are some close up pics. there is a marking on the ring CHU birthmark hole can be seen https://gyazo.com/67ff15946b3eb2a773e2e007d3c11ba7 https://gyazo.com/748fe42516be0b79a79a14da111f7d4b

Would anyone be able to recognize the style of ring and necklace if it was from the 1800s or early 1900s? The seller says it is south seas from her great great grandparents in China. Link below shows a picture. https://gyazo.com/ae8c8eb40ad80d669cf5e319bfdb468a

In some system gold value has a belief to rate the change of monetary inflation over the years. With that said, when gold was close to $20 a ounce in the beginning of the 20th century is it safe to compare natural pearl prices with current gold value of near $1200 a ounce today. An example...

Wow thanks so much I learn a lot from you experts. I will be listing them on the market and label them as Akoyas.

Hello Would anyone know if these cultured pearls are worth appraising. I am guessing south seas? The round one is 7.5mm with a golden pink white overtone necklace with 187 pearls. The colors change depending on the angle and light which was so hard to capture. I placed them on a white towel...

Thank you for wonderful comments. The pearl is not drilled and held in just by the 4 prongs. GIA replied back and noted the pearl should not be a issue to examine set on this ring. For the size of the pearl, the design of the ring matches it well. The contours are simple, the band width is...

I have been seeing some of the high end pearls being certified by the SSEF. The SSEF charges almost double from GIA. I was wondering if SSEF might provide some specific info or higher standard of credibility in the certification. Planning a trip out to bangkok later in the year, making a...

Thanks so much. I am looking to send the pearl out to GIA (which is done in new york and bangkok) for an X-ray. Would anyone know differences of X-ray used with GIA vs SSEF swiss report that a collector or potential buyer may be looking for? As for the hand shot, do you know of a hand model in...

Hello to all the naturals Just joined the forum today and new to the site! This pearl was acquired from my mother. The story is she had purchased the pearl in 1970 for $5000usd loose, unmounted from a acquaintance in Japan. It was a hard market to sell a natural pearl in those days and not sure...