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Will try that. Thank you !

Hello to all. I am back with my black natural pearl history. Definitely I don' wear it, since it has been polished when it was set. So I would be happy to propose it for sale. Do you have any idea where I could propose it ? It is still a nice jet black undrilled natural small pearl. I have also...

Yes, this is quite a shock to all of us here. Thank you for your sympathy. I think I have forgotten for a while my black pearl trouble. At this time we don't know what is coming next and what will be saved in the end of our dear cathedral.

Hello Lugana, it seems that you are perfectly right ; I saw my jeweler, and polishing the finished pendant is exactly what he did, not even supposing that might be a problem for the pearl. I would never have supposed that a pearl could take such a glossy polish ! Do you think it detracts much...

Hi all. I have owned for some time a small black natural pearl, button shaped. Recently I wanted to have it set in a pendant. The jeweller made a small pendant with four prongs, without drilling as I ordered. However, looking closely at the pendant, I suspect that, in order to make the setting...

All fees included, it went for 4420 euros, more or less 4969 USD. Less than the white natural pearls necklaces of similar quality which were in the same sale.

Yes, actually I went to see them the day before yesterday and the auction was yesterday afternoon. I left an order but was outbid by 100 euros :( The pearls definitely looked like pipi to me, but honestly I would be unable to say if they might be from another shell, the only natural golden...

Hello to all members. Quick question : there is this natural golden pearls necklace soon going for sale in an auction : https://www.aguttes.com/html/fiche.jsp?id=10040331&np=1&lng=fr&npp=150&ordre=&aff=1&r= The diameters of the pearls run from 2.2 to 5.7 mm. I guess they are from pinctada...

Very nice design ! Is the pearl glued, drilled, or just held into place by the claws ?

Yes, thank you very much Dave. This is very clear. That does not solve the mystery as to what this thing could have been. But that tells us what it could not have been !:)

Thank you very much for these explanations Dave. There is on Karipearls website a small bi-color natural pearl for sale : http://www.karipearls.com/natural-pearl-for-sale.html Is the groove in the middle, separating the 2 parts, what you call the "growth fronts" ? In the case of the ewe...

I agree that there is some inconsistency in the description. The first of it being : Cultured pearls for an item dating from the XiXth century. This was the first question I asked to the selling team. The reply was : as long as they have no proof that pearls are natural, they describe them as...

Hello everybody. This item has been sold in an auction house recently. http://www.pestel-debord.com/html/fiche.jsp?id=6921927&np=1&lng=fr&npp=10000&ordre=&aff=&r=&sold= Look at the material making the jug. It is announced as carved in shell, but I went to see it and to me it strongly looks like...

If the necklace dates back to 1915 as indicated, how can there be 2 cultured pearls among them ? A later adding ?

To me the design of these jewels look quite modern and contemporary. Maybe the 50's at soonest.

You will have to be careful with the tip, which is a weak part of that type of pearl and seems to be split already. If you intend to make a jewel out of it, you will have to think of the proper setting to consolidate the tip.

Beautifully iridescent and not too many brown organic parts, which is a good thing from an aesthetic point of view and makes it more durable.

There definitely is an older one (by far). http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/oldest-pearl-arabia-120618.htm

I would make a symbolic jewel with that one, on the theme : even the purest soul has its part of darkness.

Not sure if that info fits that thread, but while you are at Pinna pearls ! I have just read in the march 2015 issue of our Revue Fran?aise de Gemmologie that the first cultured pearl of Atrina Vexillum has just been identified and studied. The pearl is 10.6 x 9.6 mm (slightly button shaped)...