Recent content by jeanpn

When I was in French Polynesia I was given polished shells like the one you have pictured with each pearl purchase. They are all as colorful as the one you have pictured. I also saw the same polished shells for sale in some shops for about $10 each, again all quite colorful. Perhaps they are...

Great gecko, gravityalwayswins! I love the realism and it's a nice story true or not. GemGeek, get your friend to post a picture of that octopus. Perhaps we could start a forum of unusual pearl settings. Best wishes, Jean

So according to the GIA the overtone of a pearl can be orient. That clears everything up.;) Jean

:confused: Just when I thought I had it.

Hi, Carol, Let's see a picture of your gecko! Jean

Gee, silversea and GemGeek you have far better talent for naming than I. I was thinking of something much more prosaic like Ralph or Hubert. :D

Please opine on this: I, too, have tried, with minor success to understand what everyone is talking about regarding overtones, orient and water and the like. It hasn't helped me that people selling the pearls seem to have different opinions on the subject. :confused: Anyway, the dark pearl in...

Gee, I never really thought of naming him. I'm certainly open for suggestions.:) Jean

Wow! Beautiful pearls! Excellent pictures! Thanks for sharing, Jean

Thank you, all. Such nice people. :) The jeweler who moved the bale from one pearl to the other offered to make a new, larger octopus for the larger pearl. I was afraid that the larger size would require more detail to maintain its relatively accurate depiction of the octopus, so I opted not...

I never really cared for the pearl, but I love the bale. I decided to try and find a pearl that I liked as much as the bale. I bought this pearl in Papeete. It's about 13mm. Best wishes, Jean

Over twenty-two years ago my husband bought me a pearl pendant in Kauai, Hawaii. I just ran across the receipt for it. Oh my gosh, did we overpay! We knew nothing about pearls back then (and only slightly more now). According to the receipt it is a 10mm pearl. Here is a picture of it. In...

I'm still trying to find a goldsmith to do it. If I'm successful I will certainly post pictures. Best wishes, Jean

I love this forum! Pearls inside fossilized scallops--what deliciously esoteric information! May I ask, Slraep, do you come by this information professionally or is this your hobby? Best wishes, Jean

Thank you, Inge. Now I have to find a goldsmith willing to make a little starfish. Jean