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Hope these help. Hope these help. The best I could do for the moment

Thanks guys, when I get a chance I will take some more pics...I am having problems with my computer at the moment.

lines again lines again This pearl is listed in a well regarded site...it has similar circles but is a natura pearl..what would cause these in this pearl?

Thanks Dave, you have saved me an expense I didn't really need. The pearl was set in the early 70s and is too big for an akoya, would you hazard a guess as to type?

One from the side One from the side Hi GemGeek..Here's one from the side for you. I am not that great at taking pics but.

After reading the forum about pearl candling I decided to do some of mine, and this pearl has me wondering to the extent that I am considering whether to have it X ray tested. It is a white 13mm off round. It shows many concentric circular lines through the light (not all are showing in the...

Hi Pattye, no unfortunately the band was broken on the ring so it went with other small items to be scrapped..I have been collecting antique jewellery for over 40 years and am familiar with the different era designs ect. The ring would have come from around the 30s-40s..to early for Chinese...

Yep...a pendant it will be, thanks guys....btw, I think it is a natural USA freshwater pearl, what do you think ?

This pearl is about 11m in size...it is baroque so hard to measure.. it has a hole which I think is natural, not drilled...it shows onion type rings as shown. What type of pearl it is I dont know....it came from an old ring but I would like to make a pendant with it...what do you guys think?

Thank you all for the much appreciated help and comments.....I might go and see what else I have inthe way of pearls! :-)

Hi all...love this site.. I bought these pearls a few years agora from a lady on Ebay...she didnt know much about them as she didnt sell jewellery usually. She said they were from a local estate. I did not pay a lot for them...if can remember not much over $100 . They just appealed me....I...

I do enjoy it......and it doesnt matter to me what it is......as for a replacement for another stone in the ring......not according to my jeweler who is also a goldsmith, and has inspected the setting closely. I would not bother with the GIA because the pearl would not be worth the cost seeing...

Curious to know from the pearl guru's, how do you tell a freshwater from a saltwater just by looking at it.....for instance, say you had a barouque pearl, whats the tell tale signs for identifying it to be either salt or fresh water?

Thanks guys for your help, regardless of when or where it originated I'm happy to own it! :-)

This ones clearer