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Good tip...thank you, lagoonislandpearls :-) more pics to follow...

Lagoonislandpearls, thank you for yr insights...had a little try at candling, but not with great success (need at least two pairs of hands!) but, i think the earrings show a centre to them. I'm going to try and put together a similar candling box arrangement to that suggested in yr thread. This...

Wow, I love this thread, so interesting to see these pieces by the designers who were at the forefront of these movements, and hear the research you have done too :-) I agree with the others...show us more!!! I'd particularly love to see any Scottish Pearls anyone has....

Kiwipaul and LitGeek, thank you for your comments...I assume the seed pearl necklace is strung on silk, and I've just had a look...it seems to be in good order. I was always told that the oils in our skin are good for pearls, so maybe after being kept soooo carefully for soooo many years it...

Pattye Thanks for yr reply :-) The pearls on the ears are q creamy, but praps more like the first pic. Maybe they are freshwater? I've been reading up about candling, and I'm going to try it on some of them, to see how it works... I work with vintage and antique pearls daily, and dream of...

Here are the earrings I'm particularly fond of...and curious about! They are set in 18ct yellow gold and silver (no marks, but tested), with handmade fittings...I've only once before seen similar mounts. Teeny rose cut Diamonds to the top...bouton shaped pearls are mounted on curved custom made...

Thanks for all your encouragement...its a joy to share my finds :-) I'm going to have to get better at this photography lark, but here are a few closer pics... Itsy, bitsy, teeny, weeny pearl necklace is 28 inches in length and graduates from 1mm to 1.8mm...how on earth were these graded, let...

Hello there! I'm new to the forum, but have been collecting pearls (and other antique jewellery) for some years and thought I'd like to share my little collection of older pearl jewellery...hopefully for some comments on their origin too ;-) I've just started the GIA course and am gradually...

Loloperle...thank you for your reply, I will investigate further. The many mysteries of pearls.... If only they could speak! :-)

Loloperle..these are sooo beautiful! I have a question... maybe you can help? I have this little antique brooch with unusual colour pearls, and after reading this thread and seeing the AMAZING pipi pearls, I wonder could these be pipi pearls? The brooch is maybe circa 1900... Helen

Thank you both for your replies...pics are truly dreadful! I'll take some more. I had a thought that the mop 'ends' might have been added to to make the pearls rounder, or cut from the attached shell at the time that the pearls were harvested and then rounded up to achieve the more rounded...

GemGeek...it sounds just what I need! Exciting:)

Hello there Pearlies! The mysteries of pearls are many, and so much to learn! I am hoping that someone out there will be able to explain this curiousity to me.... We have this vintage three-row Pearl necklace in the shop...some of the pearls have very obvious bumpy mother of pearl 'disc' ends to...

Thank you Pattye :-) ...I'll have a looksee! Amazing...Before finding this forum I had no idea that there was so much to a pearl, and that there are so many enthusiasts! helenB

Hello there..thank you so much for the interesting insights into the course. Youve made up my mind...I've been thinking about taking it for a while, but online details about what you actually 'do' there are sparse! I'm new to the forum, and reading as much as I can...you all seem so...

Hi Caitlin, thank you...that's all really helpful information. The pearls in this ring are quite an obvious (if pastel) colour and I've never seen pearls like this in an old ring. However, I do also have a brooch circa 1900, in what looks to be its original box which also has coloured pearls...

Here it is...again made around 1900, bought it in this box and it fits perfectly and feels as tho its been sat in there for years! These too are perfectly round...

Thank you both for your replies, I'll take some pics against a white background. other than that, i think youre right...they might have to visit the lab!

Hello there! This is my first post as I'm new to the forum. I work in antique jewellery and am interested in learning more about natural pearls....I'm wondering if anyone out there would be able to tell me anything about these pearls. They are pastel pink, peach and lilac in colour, measure 4.5...