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Yes, possibly jade.

It's fortunate that the pearls are baroque, so the size and shape is less critical than a good color/luster match. If it were mine, I would contact Pearl Paradise to see if you could send the necklace to them to match 2 or more pearls to add the length you need and maintain the elegant style of...

Agree with Pearl Dreams, these look like chalcedony not pearl.

Merrily, many thanks for this shocking report and photos that leave my jaw hanging; you took one for the team with Mr. Brennan! Lovely to meet you at Pearls By The Bay!!

Looks like the pearls have some colorful overtones, dyes are permanent so just wear and enjoy! ( Hopefully you didn't pay Tahitian price.)

L P, Great to hear you are experimenting and will string these up at some point! Thanks a bunch for your thread purchase, too. We hope you'll share photos of your renewed strand when it's back together!

That's a pretty awesome find! How large is it? Pehaps you could make a pendant?

My thought was abalone pearl also.

Congratulations, tomasp!

Evinz, so sorry to hear of your knotting problems. I'll add some pics and suggestions when I'm at the Studio Tuesday. All excellent ideas here, A Breaker and Pearl Dreams! Here's a chart of Griffin silk sizes from Beadaholic's website: SIZETHICKNESS Size 00.30mm Size 20.45mm Size...

Hello, welcome to the forum. What are you planning to do with such a large pearl? We don’t have a way to evaluate whether this is a good value from a photo.

Yes, Katbran, love freshwaters! Whites, colors, pondslime ~ ~ lol.

Even though these pearls are not the value you hoped, they are a good size and can easily be knotted into a necklace that can be worn and enjoyed.

Just want to add, these pearls are all nacre; there is no bead nucleus.

Also a trusted shop on Etsy called "The Pearl Collector" deals in natural pearls and may be helpful, although they don't have any comparable necklaces currently.

What an excellent stringing job, J.Lee! I imagine the purple thread shows up more in person. I love those pearls and can't imagine drilling them. The Bridgerton necklace will be a fun project!

Plearls with few to no flaws and excellent luster are the ones picked for earring pairs, whether freshwater or akoya.

Is there any feedback from previous purchasers? What are the chances you will get pearls that look like the photo?

Welcome to the forum, Sheri. The three necklaces appear to be imitation pearls, not cultured pearls. Looking closely at the drill holes, there seems to be some peeling and build up of the pearlized finish on the beads. On the lighter strand I noticed where the finish appears to have peeled...