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If too heavy to be a pearl...not a pearl. Looks like a rock to me.

I agree with @BWeaves The round pearl might also be an Akoya pearl, but hard to distinguish from the photo.

I agree 100% with @Pearl Dreams

I would glue it to my forehead if I had no other way of using it. Just kidding...you gotta show us the final piece once you have it made. Best to use it for a pendant if you slam your rings too much, as you state.

Very interesting piece of jewelry. The pearls look like naturals. They should be if 200 years old!

Lovely pearls @jeg and @SurfnSci :love: :love: :love: :love:

Welcome to our forum @Zuzu'sPetals and happy to hear you are developing a taste for pearls: You will find that the inmense variety of shapes, colors, sizes will always offer you the best bang for your buck! Once you are "pearl bitten" you will have to invest in new pieces. This is a beautiful...

Just make sure you ask for the appraisal cost BEFORE you have them appraised. You might not like to hear that the necklace is actually worth far less than the appraisal cost! Best if you can find a friend to help you take better photos first.

Twice Lucky! Pearls & Unhurt! You are Blessed :)

Nor the spider brooch!

I believe some of these blister pearl shells actually passed through my hands to a certain buyer. Brings back some fond memories.

I remember my mom took her pearls out in 1994, to show them to me since that is when I started in pearl culturing. She had this strand she said was black but looked just like yours. Hard to say...you know how memory works: oftentimes it just doesn't! Perhaps they had always been that same...

I agree- Those are "blackened" Akoya pearls. My mom's blackened Akoyas became this same hue after a couple of decades of usage.

You've said it and said it quite well @CathyKeshi ! Pearl People are the BEST and we do treasure each other in our Pearl Coven! Beautiful jewelry pieces made for you by @kojimapearl :love: And those Cortez Mabe earrings are gorgeous @jeg :love: