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Yes-- they are cultured freshwater pearls from China. Natural colors and solid nacre.

I don't know, but it definitely has value!

It has the flame pattern typical to conch pearls!

@Adelina, I think they are akoyas. See the varied overtones in this photo? Typical of real pearls. And the little pinprick blemishes in these photos? Also seen in real pearls. The surface is cleaner compared to your other strand (yes, they are akoyas), but the luster is lower. The way...

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It's possible they were restrung, as the thread looks clean and the knots tight. They may have originally been strung with gimp. Whatever they are, it's a nice necklace!

Have you ever handled mother of pearl (shell) beads and seen the iridescent flashes as you rotate the bead? That flash of iridescence is what causes the "blinking" effect when you roll strands of white pearls whose nacre is thin. You're seeing the bead nucleus right through the transparent...

Cees Van Oije, of Amsterdam Pearls. @Cees (pronounced like "case") is a member of this forum also, as well as having an Instagram account under his name. I bought my golden SSP from him. Reliable and helpful. Ships from Bangkok (mentioning this if US tariffs or the cost of potentially returning...

If you are in the USA, Pearl Paradise may be the best option. If in Australia you might check with @Katbran. Let me see if I can find her Instagram page too. OK-- here it is: https://www.instagram.com/pearlzaustralia/?hl=en Also: Pearlz - designs by Kathleen Branson...

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They appear to be imitation pearls.

My mother gave me a strand of FW pearls Christmas of1980, which were marked Biwa pearls, but I now believe they were from China, not Japan, despite the label. They didn't look like your ring pearl. I'm just saying, labels are not always correct. "Biwa" may have been being used as a general...

Dyed freshwaters, no question. Congrats on restringing them! It's such a useful skill, and you did a nice job.