Recent content by pattye

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!

Hi audiB, do you mean an opera length necklace? If not this, can you show us a photo of the orchestra necklace? Pearl Dreams has provided an excellent detailed stringing tutorial here It will be easiest to string if the holes are very close to the same size. If the holes in the larger pearls...

Yes, this pearl would be described as baroque.

Lovely pearl choices, Syrie! Jeg, what a precious family photo; the shirt is a treasure, too, and you wear it well. A great look with your glowing Akoyas perfectly peeking out of the neckline.

Freshpeachez, Yes, I love the pinstripes, too; a much more wearable jacket! Pharrell has done some cultured pearl jewelry designs, so it seems if they were using "real pearls" they would mention it and a high $$$$$ value, not just the number of pearls on the jacket. Though Swarovski pearls...

QuestLove's jacket has freshwater pearls; but it looks to me like Pharrell's was imitation. So which jacket do we prefer?

Extraordinary and lovely, a great find, Barbara! No, I've never seen tiny pearls used like this before.

Agree with A Breaker, lovely Akoyas! Well done, Brenda! Given the age of the pearls and their roundness, they would have the mother of pearl bead nucleus. I would just add, these appear to be more "natural white" rather than "pinked". Most of the Akoyas are now treated to have a slight pink...

So lovely, Steve, wanting to reach into the screen and touch ~

What a treasure! Enjoy!