My mom just passed away, and in her things were many sets of pearls, some could possibly have been from the 1800s! I’ quite overwhelmed. There were many other things to decide about. I don’t know if these are valuable and what my next step should be.
Help needed!
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Pearl Dreams
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I'm sorry for the loss of your mother.
To me they all look like imitation pearls except for photo #3.
The pearls in photo #3 are off round; some have the eggy / potato shape typical to freshwaters. Please check the clasp with a good magnifier or a jeweler's loupe for marks indicating what metal they are. These would not be valuable pearls, but they could be real cultured pearls.
Unfortunately pre-owned pearls do not tend to sell for much. And imitations, especially in grimy condition with broken thread, are hard to resell at all.
To me they all look like imitation pearls except for photo #3.
The pearls in photo #3 are off round; some have the eggy / potato shape typical to freshwaters. Please check the clasp with a good magnifier or a jeweler's loupe for marks indicating what metal they are. These would not be valuable pearls, but they could be real cultured pearls.
Unfortunately pre-owned pearls do not tend to sell for much. And imitations, especially in grimy condition with broken thread, are hard to resell at all.
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