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Hello Kyratango, Wow ! That's fascinating ! I'm trying to get my head around the visual of the upside down visual... Did they give you x-ray pictures that you could post ? Did they write " soufflure de perle " in the report ? Understanding what is a "soufflure" really is a pet peeve of mine...

Happy trails Andreas. Let us know when you are settled back. I'm going to spend more time on the forum these days. My pearl addiction came back, and i'm indulging in it. Always a pleasure to read your posts. All the best !

Hello Helen, and Andrea, So cool to discuss with you again ! I agree, speculating, researching about those seeds perals is fascinating ! I read the story of Gaston Vives on my Starck book, and I really like the fact that those "utility grade pearls" ended up as regular , affordable jewelery...

Oh no! That does not sit well with me ! I'm still hoping that the candling will offer additional clues And yes, i will enjoy them and their mysteries, already am in fact. Will post pictures with the earings I got from you. They will go well together for sure. Now i'm impatiently waiting for...

Thank you Cathy for your kind words. And of course, I will post pictures when they arrive. But most importantly, we know that only candling (if I manage to do it) will give us additional clues. The pictures you posted Dave are super helpful. I don't know what purple, calcitic, rasperry feature...

Thank you thank you thank you Dave, Caitlin, Cathy and Wendy I'm going through a rough time today and reading this thread on my phone, and being distracted by wonderful story of pearls, history of pearls, scientific assumption, etc... has been a precious distraction. I could not answer, but in...

Will do Cathy ! I mostly interested in natural pearl, but I must say that your South Sea ring made me pause.... talk about luster ! it's a gorgeous piece ! Best, Sophie

Thank you Dave ! I'm amazed that you could see graft tissue, and of course, that does it for me. I will candle a sample when they arrive , probably another week. I thought those pearls were quite lustrous, at least as much as some chinese freshwater, and mismatched in luster with some looking...

Hello everybody, After reading the story of the beautiful pendant pearl of kyratango, I could not resist to go back to ebay to do some treasure hunting / pearl rescue operation �� I have been looking for natural seed pearls at a reasonnable price for a while. Those were sold as...

Very insightful Dave ! Kyratango, I hope you'd consider sending the pearl to a lab. Now, I (we) want to know more. Wouldn't it be great if the lab could also give an estimate of the age of the pearl like they did for the Venezuelan pearls ? Maybe it did not start as a hatpin after all :-) and...

Wow , Wow and Wow ! This pearl is superb ! thank you kyratango for sharing it ! While waiting for Dave's post, I can't help but thinking that the appellation "soufflure de perle" does a disservice to this pearl. Why not calling it a baroque pearl ? Is there an "official way" to categorize...

I agree Helen ! I was looking for such a necklace for me last year, and it seemed to me the prices were higher. With a quick search, I could find 2 or 3 I would have splurged on last year... However, I think this one is special :-)

Humm, that's a good point. I was thinking to recommend certification after the restringing in order to have the picture on the certificate match the latest "format" of the necklace. Since there is always a risk that someone"change" the pearl during restringing, it seems to me that it was...

Thank you all for you answers. @dave, I really like your way of determining if it's worth going to certification. I'm going to recommend my friend to have the necklace restrung in France, and then certified (probably at the GIA as I believe they can also give an estimate for insurance value)...

Got it. Thanks for the clarification.

Thanks Dave, I was hoping you'd have a look. I kick myself to not have candled it while it was in Seattle !! now, it's in Lyon, and the closest certification institute is the Swiss one - that seems reputable. Unless , she decides to bring it back to the US. You wrote it scores a 5:5 from your...

Sorry I miss this question. No, it's not for insurance. I think it's more to be able to have a better idea of its value. If it's valuable, she will probably sell it. She said she was not comfortable wearing too expensive jewelry. Depending on how valuable, it will help to decide where to sell...

I know, I told her it was risky ! She had them restrung last for her wedding 20+ years ago, but it time to do it again. I feel I'm kind of rescuing them, because she was about to lend them to her daughter to go to a HS dance !! NO !

Hello all, I have not posted in a long time, but visited the forums times to times. I'm still interested in pearls, but my obsession with them has somewhat slow down :-) However, I still keep my eyes open whenever I see pearls on my friends... So here is the story of this necklace. Last...

Great find andrea ! Could this one be the drop for your long term project with the conch pearls ? Not exactly the shape you had in mind but close enough... In any case, this pearl is very beautiful. Congrats !