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Just gorgeous!! I am in love with the intense colors - nice buy, pkinnew!!

Lol - we should send a whole investigatory team! For the week. We'll have to stay on the beach of course, to observe all operations.

Forbes.com just posted an update on the Egg, which was on display at Baselworld!! I wish the photos were a bit better, but still they're better than nothing! You can just catch a glimpse of the natural pearl nestled inside ... "It is a bejeweled egg created with precious and rare...

I'm with Jeremy - the surface quality and luster of these pearls is way too nice for the price. I'd be suspecting shell pearls too. Have you tried the tooth test?

Love it - gorgeous and unique design that really makes it stand out. What a treasure!

Absolutely gorgeous - fitting for the first Egg since 1917!! I do hope at the presentation that we'll be able to see the pearl inside

Haha, oh Lord! :) My SO and I spent about minutes going back and forth on this one - I can see both color versions, depending on the angle that I view it on my computer.

That's a good point! I doubt the dress could fit in the hotel vault, lol, and she was probably doing the Hollywood 'circuit' after the Oscars, but still should have made better arrangements for a dress as valuable as this.

This just in from TheWrap.com - Lupita's Pearl Dress has been stolen!! The glamorous gown valued at $150,000 was lifted out of Nyong’o’s room at The London West Hollywood sometime between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Tuesday, the hotel confirmed to TheWrap. I can't even believe this tragedy; where...

Is it a chemically coated nuclei that will fluoresce?

Couldn't agree more - the craftsmanship that went into this dress is awe-inspiring! Some VERY talented designers and tailors working on this one... :cool:

Hi RunVS2, and welcome to the forum! I'd love to see some pictures of the pearls on a plain white background; the black just leaches all the life and luster right out of the pearls. That said, you have a nice quality white Chinese Freshwater pearl necklace, made sometime in the last 20 years I...

I saw a close up of the bodice and it looked like there were some smaller drop-shaped FW in there (bottom right of the picture)

Just spit balling here ... The bottom portion appears to consist of smaller 3.0-4.0 mm "baby" Akoya strung into small tassles, while the bodice appears to have larger cultured pearls ranging from 5.0-6.0 mm up through the 9.5 mm size. Each 18-inch hank could cost as little as $250 at the...

Right? Hmmm ... I see much smaller ones too, although they could be baby Akoya 3-4mm in size for the tassles on the skirt. Seems like quite a mix to me! Also, it occurs to me that whole hanks could be used (ideal for making sure the pearls are matched perfectly in color, luster and size), which...

Perfectly stated, JerseyPearl!

Found the flower that Felicity Jones' dress reminds me of! :) I see it all the time when I'm out on a hike in the Spring and Summer. It's called Claytonia perfoliata, also sometimes called Winter Purslane or Miner's Lettuce. :D

Jones' dress is stunning - the back reminds me of a certain type of lily ... I can't place the flower right now, but it's on the tip of my tongue! But I can't get over Lupita's dress - it's incredibly gorgeous, and SO well put together! But then, I love just about everything she wears, her...

Interesting - I like the layout so far. Would love to know what they're strung on ...

Agreed - definitely Freshwater pearls, very nice quality! The luster is beautiful. Congratulations! Unfortunately, most Freshwater pearls aren't worth much in terms of resale - the pearls would be worth tens of dollars rather than hundreds. The clasp appears nice, but most jewelers or stores...