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Thank you for correcting me. You are right.

I also recently read that Mikimoto is marketing it's blue mottled akoyas "Skilled Mikimoto artisans use a special technique to carefully apply multiple layers in creating the colorful mottled effect.". So my best guess is that others growers are fallowing that trend. I do like very much blue...

Yes. the xray technique it was used to identify the nucleus. I found it also very interesting. It would be very interesting if your friend would study mottling :). I am very curios so I would be interested.

The paper is here. I think photo sections b) and d) are in an area of mottling. Evaluating and identifying pearls and their nuclei by using optical coherence tomography...

I have inserted some photos. My guess is you are seeing an effect similar to the nacre substructure, see the example on the right. I have seen it in some of my blue japanese baroque akoya too. I will try to post some photos of that too.

They are not on my liking... but they seemed odd to me. I was curious if someone had seen something similar. I knew Lotus was an UK company specialized in graduated fake pearls. There is a thread here somewhere. It seemed odd to me since I never seen such a strand in any vintage strand related...

The photos

I came across this pearls. I new that Lotus had mostly simulated pearls and not cultured ones. I think the old box seems misfit with the rice irregular shaped pearls, and the pearls are too white for an old necklace. Have you seen any Lotus items like this?

nice find!

Exactly :)))

Both necklace are of the same size5-5.5mm. I do know most people prefer bigger sized pearls but I do realy like the smaller sized ones :) maybe because bigger pearl necklaces (>9-9.5) look strange on me. :rolleyes:

the japanese necklace the japanese necklace I am waiting for better pictures of exact item, but I think you can make an idea. :)

the 80's necklace the 80's necklace

@cortezpearls Thank you very much! I have been fallowing the forum for some time but this is my first interaction here! @pearldream I have the same reserve about old nacre! You may be right about the 80’ pearls beeing initialy bleached.

Hello, I would like to add a smaller size akoya necklace to my collection and looking I have found 2 options. 1. a lovely vintage akoya necklace from the 80' in an UK shop - sellers info: AAA , thick nacre, a shining luster and subtle rainbow overtones I would say they are AA+, good nacre &...

freshwater pearls, akoya wannabe :)