Recent content by pattye

Welcome, Original Cindi! You do have some very pretty and wearable pearls, Pearls over 20 years old are considered "vintage" and over 100 years old would be antique. The first long strand with the tiger eye appears to be mother of pearl beads instead of cultured pearls. The flat ends shown...

Something about these look imitation to me. On the right side of the center pearl there appears to be a build up at the drill hole.

EK pearl, Welcome and thank you for the supporting information.

Ahh, blue baroques, love the bracelet on you, Pomelo, thank you! (so many other lovely pearls, too)

Yens, thank you for your thorough explanations and unique perspective. So much to consider. Please tell us more about the hybrid white tissue mollusks.

Well, look what I found: Five leading jewelry designers will create pearl jewelry for IRIDESSE August 20, 2004 byJCK Magazine IRIDESSE, the new Tiffany & Co. retail venture specializing in pearls and pearl jewelry, will collaborate with five leading jewelry designers. The designers: Erica...

Pomelo, you made the most of your time and thank you so much for the photos of all your loot! I look forward to seeing that baroque blue akoya bracelet again, and again, and again! And all your other lovely pearls, too!

What a fabulous experience, Bweaves! Thank you for all the great photos and entertaining stories!

Very pretty, but I'm not familiar with Iridesse.

Are these pieces marked 925, sil, silver, 14k, 585, or 750? or? You can't always find an exact match for sale. If karat gold, the set will have greater value. We aren't able to estimate their worth.

Very interesting; excellent photos! Thank you, A Breaker!

We appreciate these photos, videos and your insights, Yen. I'm fascinated to see what the future brings.

Hopefully linking here the article The American Pearl Rush It's Wisconsin Beginnings by George Johnson. Enjoy. Great pearl photos. Our forum member, pearl-man, Norm Lange, has an extensive collection of Mississippi River pearls; he and George became friends, shared research and photos for this...

I'm guessing this strand is alternating natural color and dyed freshwater pearls. Is there any difference in the level of the white area, or a noticable edge where the colors transition? Have you looked at the area through a loupe? For some reason this area didn't take the dye. It probably...

We truly missed you, Douglas!