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Hello Dave and Lisa, No, I did not do the mosaic, I used the pictures I posted above (#44). In my mind, the mosaic was only for jewelry or pearls lumped together. If I'm looking at one single pearl, then why would the color count be different between the whole pearl and a mosaic made with a sum...

So what am I doing wrong ? I spent a few hrs this afternoon trying to reproduce the experiment of palettes and color count, and I'm going nowhere.... Dave, if you have any idea of what I'm doing wrong, please let me know as I'd really would like to get to a calibration where we can compare...

Hi Karin, You know, I think you are absolutely right. As soon as I saw Bali, it reminded me of some earrings I bought there and they have this similar weird wire twist.. Thanks Sheryl, you're confirming that it's probably way more recent than the 60's. I'm keeping it as a bracelet at the...

Thank you Dave. I found the color counting in the menu, but I lost my mosaic with this weird file format..... I'm having a hard time with creating a mosaic with paintshop, as I'm not familiar at all with it (borrowed my husband's copy). To simplify, I'm doing the mosaic in the regular paint from...

Thanks Bodecia and Caitlin, I agree they might be freshwater pearl. Chinese or not, that's the question :-) They don't have the flat spots that the new CFW have... so maybe there are older Chinese freshwater from the 60's... or 80's... that was a really cheap necklace, so I could not prevent...

@seventhsphinx: Thank you ! the credit goes to my jeweler ! She is awesome - http://www.lisaesztergalyos.com/about.html Just found out about the cool little video where she explain how she transforms heirloom jewelry for her clients. @ Dave How do you calculate the number of unique colors...

Hello, Here is my new purchase. It was sold as vintage (60's) and it in silver. The (gritty) pearls are baroques 4 to 5 mm with a beautiful luster. white, not much overtone. I bought this one because I liked the design and I wonder what kind of pearl it is ? It seems not nucleated. Are those...

Sugar and no cream for my coffee :-) Beautiful earrings ! Is it me who is having selective vision, or do natural pearls go way over estimate prices those days (compared to other gems stones or jewels that meet estimates). Are the wealthy of this world now paying fortunes for truly unique, rare...

I'm picturing side drillings similar to the Tahitian shown above , with a transparent/ nylon thread looping through the drops. Similar to what was done with diamond a few years ago. I confirm that the side swing of the pearls is very pleasant to wear. It could look like cream dollops hanging...

****Sighh***** Dreamy pearls.....

They look very nice though...what do you plan to do ? Keep them or send them back ?

@Lisa, I laugh so much at your post I nearly choked on my morning coffee:-) Now i giggle evrytime i see this post ! @Battah I too liked the 1st version better . Really like this necklace!

Here are the new pictures. pretty dark with natural lights, but those are the 3 that show best the 2 tones colors, and where the layer of nacre stops + the blemishes in case they help identification

Oh ! the close up picture is beautiful ! Amazing how the pearls are "nested" against each others... like if they adjusted to fit the contours of each other ! What is it that you put on the light ? wax paper ? great idea to avoid hurting the eyes ! Beautiful luster ! thanks for posting those new...

Thank you all for your posts and comments. What an awesome and diverse community !! First, I should say that the pearls are far from being gem quality, but they are intriguing each in their own way * the blue silver is cloudy and patchy, but it takes light beautifully, and the color is always...

Hell all, I'm pleased to introduce my new "old" pearl earrings ! "New" because, I just got them and they were custom designed; "old" because the pearls come from a lot I got on ebay (sold as beads !!) probably from the 60's. * The golden beige one (0.9X0.8) has a nice luster but with nacre only...

Hi Dawn, I Love your collection ! The pink pearl in particular is amazingly beautiful, blemish included ! The more I learn about natural pearls, the more I realize i know nothing..... I would have NEVER guess that the 2 white pin pearls were natural (both the Tay) ! Too round, too white, too...

That's good news ! Can't wait to see more of your treasures !! I'm trying to picture 37 X20 trays and my head is spinning :-) I follow you on ebay, and the new necklaces you listed last week are so beautiful. The luster is incredible ! It's a pleasure - and an education - to read your posts ...

It's a beautiful ring ! thank you for sharing. This pearl has amazing colors and I keep coming back to it.... My heart skipped a bit when I read you misplaced your Ring's tray ! did you find it again ? Sophie