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I agree, freshwater pearls from China.

They don't match, but they go!!!

OOOO, I love everything everyone has posted. Jeans and a T-shirt today. Bali earrings and Coral Atoll necklace, both from Kamoka. I find I reach for these pieces when I want to throw something on quickly. The necklace pearls are actually from Kamoka's sister pearl farm that produces more...

OMG, they do look like jumping dolphins when the photos are blown up big like that. Now that you mention it, that right pearl looks a lot like my Sharkey carved pearl from Kamoka.

Sure. Here's the backside of The Swan, without and with the gold knit choker. The backside has a crease going down the middle. The pearl is in a pressure setting, so if I decide to reset it, there are no drill holes or glue on it. The markings are the Okidanokh hallmark, PD palladium...

Love it! I good clasp really elevates pearls from a strand to a necklace. Today I'm also in a blue mood. "Coral" earrings from Kojima, and "The Swan" from Pacific pearls in a setting by Okidanokh goldsmith. Unfortunately they moved away from Florida during Covid, so they're not near me...

The pearls are a good match to your 3 strand necklace. The marks are probably the maker of the silver clasp, and not the maker of the necklace. High, tight chokers were popular in late Victorian and Edwardian USA and England. They were popular in the 1950s in the USA and abroad. And in the...

Shani: Go for it!!!! Since every baroque pearl is unique, there's no way it will be an exact copy, so you'll be able to make it your own!!!! Plus, my "job" when I was young was to try on the clothing at my parents small clothing store. As I walked around the store in each outfit, the...

I'm still in a big, colorful, pearl mood. Ripples from Pacific Pearls, and Kasumi drops from Kojima worn on my Mom's diamond hoops. The modeled photo doesn't show the colors at all like they look in real life. The laying flat photo shows the colors.

My first thought was early Chinese freshwater pearls from the 1980's or 90's because of the potato and flat button shapes. The pearls are 100% nacre. Torsades were very popular back then. Several strands, all the same length, would be twisted and then the clasp would be closed. So when...

I love them all! Chunky studs and tiny keshi. Today I'm in dark Edisons from PP and Kasumi and amethyst earrings from Kojima. They don't match, but they go.

I vote BUBBLES!!!! I love mismatched pearls. Today I'm wearing Kamoka black and white studs in 9mm. They're actually eggplant and pale blue.

Pearly Librarian: I see what you mean about the spacing on your other ear, but honestly, it's barely noticeable.

These look like imitation pearls to me.

I've had a thought! My mother had a double strand of Mikimoto pearls. They were originally two strands, and she had them restrung on her own clasp. The pearls are Mikis, but the clasp is not. I wonder if that's the case with your pearls? About your MP in a clamshell makers mark...

Two lovely akoya necklaces!

I understand their policies. It does sound like they don't recognize the MP as a legit Mikimoto hallmark.

Pomelo, love your big stud journey (oops, that came out wrong). JEG, love your blues!!!! I'm also going blue today, but with Lapis and white Rice Krispie pearls. Whenever I wear my Mom's Rice Krispies, I totally get Hisano's love of small pearls. Worn with a large feather pendant from...

Try contacting Mikimoto America and see what they say about the hallmark.

From green to red. Little h ruby pendant and earrings. These have become some of my favorite pieces to wear with jeans.