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Looks like the natural greenish tone of Tahitians to me. What size are they? Dyed freshwater pearls usually have more of the bluish purple shade.

Love this sooo much, BWeaves! Absolutely true!!

Helen, thanks very much for the update! Hmm, still the mystery lingers ~ fascinating! Have you tested these with a UV black light? They look to me closest in color to Cortez Pearls. Wondering if tissue nucleation was happening in La Paz in the early 1900's.

Hi J&P, Welcome! These are dyed Chinese freshwater pearls. Looks like there are silver spacers. Very wearable. Enjoy.

Yes, I think mantle tissue.

Yes, Pearl Dreams, I agree. These can also be called nugget pearls. They don't have a bead in the center, so develop this free form baroque shape.

Any professional bleaching formulas are likely confidential. But if you want to experiment? I seem to recall light was involved and bleach over a long time, maybe months?

I agree with Pearl Dreams.

Looks like your pretty necklace is Chinese freshwater cultured pearls and malachite. If the gold beads are also 14K like the clasp, that would add value. We don't do appraisals here, sorry.

I would ask for a partial refund and send them photos of the damaged pearls.

How fortunate to be gifted this versatile strand of pearls! I agree with the others ~ Chinese freshwater pearls. They are basically all nacre, no bead inside, so very wearable. I see lots of "button" shape pearls, which makes me think these are somewhere around 25 - 30 years old. They don't...

Happy shopping and please share photos of your loot!

Welcome, Original Cindi! You do have some very pretty and wearable pearls, Pearls over 20 years old are considered "vintage" and over 100 years old would be antique. The first long strand with the tiger eye appears to be mother of pearl beads instead of cultured pearls. The flat ends shown...

Something about these look imitation to me. On the right side of the center pearl there appears to be a build up at the drill hole.

EK pearl, Welcome and thank you for the supporting information.

Ahh, blue baroques, love the bracelet on you, Pomelo, thank you! (so many other lovely pearls, too)

Yens, thank you for your thorough explanations and unique perspective. So much to consider. Please tell us more about the hybrid white tissue mollusks.

Well, look what I found: Five leading jewelry designers will create pearl jewelry for IRIDESSE August 20, 2004 byJCK Magazine IRIDESSE, the new Tiffany & Co. retail venture specializing in pearls and pearl jewelry, will collaborate with five leading jewelry designers. The designers: Erica...

Pomelo, you made the most of your time and thank you so much for the photos of all your loot! I look forward to seeing that baroque blue akoya bracelet again, and again, and again! And all your other lovely pearls, too!

What a fabulous experience, Bweaves! Thank you for all the great photos and entertaining stories!