Thanks everybody for your advice.
Today I spoke with GIA over the phone and my report is ready.
I will collect my pearls and the report from the Carlsbad lab on Friday but here is what I was told over the phone.
I had given 5 of these as sample set for testing...
Thanks guys for your insight.
I am in Los Angeles and if I took these samples to the GIA lab in Carlsbad would they be able to identify these pearls with certainty.
Also as suggested by Katbran I have sent a message to Kari Pearls.
Will update here on what happens, meanwhile any other...
As I pointed out to you these were purchased about 25 years back. Although the transaction was done in India, my relative believes that these are not found in India but were brought to India to be sold.
Also he got them verified in India and was told that they are pearls and these are black...
Well all these pearls look black with naked eye but when I took the picture for some reason they show the colors that they show above. Also my relative has been having these for the last 25 years and he is in India. He purchased these from someone who told him that these were very rare.
I do not...
Hello Everybody,
New member here with limited knowledge of pearls so please accommodate, and pardon my errors.
Now my situation.
I have with one of my relatives black pearls and I am looking for advice for valuation and possible selling of same.
These are black pearls which my relative has...