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Now, there is a problem. There is a comment has been made by an Italian jewellery maker friend of mine, that the black marks on the pearl x-ray are most probably not grafts but fissures ( ?) which can be mistaken with cavities on a beadless cultured pearl.Your opinions are highly appreciated. So...

Hello Everyone, Sorry for late reply. Being abroad and quite busy does not have access all the time here. Once, I 'll be back I intend to visit them again this time with other type of precious stones. I also found a lab where they can do tomography. I will have different kind of...

Sorry everyone. I realized that they are in tiff . I converted them to jpg now. They also included that they gave different effects via filtration.

They wrote down that it is the first time they x-rayed a jewellery and they usually deal with metals and do not have knowledge on this subject. They said they can tomography them or micro spectroscopy. They will send me pictures from the lab to my phone and I am quite curious about it.

Was on the phone with mum today. Mon Dieu!!! I had to hang up three times. She is willing to send all her jewellery she bought from the jewellery maker to gem lab. I should not have been involved in this. I big time regret. However, everything for a reason. I started to educate myself more on...

The place the necklace will be brought is a research centre including gemstones.It's a main lab. But I am not sure that they are qualified in pearls. That's the main concideration.

Actually, It's mum's decision , she is stubborn and likes everything her way,so not much influence on it. I guess her problem is not Bonhams but the jewellery maker even he was only the intermediary. We are still his customer as 3rd generation and she doesn't seem to accept the fact that we have...

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Hello Everyone, it is unbelievable BUT finally we could find a gem centre who can take the x-ray of the pearls. ( in another city). Mum has an appointment tomorrow. However, they told me " is a pearl identifiable as cultural / natural from X-RAY?" which caused an hesitation in me to trust their...

I am so amazed by the possible facts and feedback that I received from all of you. How great meeting such people with such connoaisseur from across the ocean. So, the facts are 1) They can be cultured pearls 2) Can be cultured fresh or saltwater pearls. 3) Or they can be local local freshwater...

Thank you for all your assistance . Isn't it funny that there are gemology labs in whole Turkey? I have been told that the traders were long time against it because they don't want the real value of the jewellery they sell ( esp diamants) to be certifieü. There is too much corruption in this...

Hello to Everyone, We have sent the pictures of a pearl necklace inherited to Bonhams. It was bought by my grandmother 60 years ago from the most reputable jewellery artisan that time in Istanbul.( I am from Istanbul and sorry for my english) In old times ( still now), one used to send their...