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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...

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...

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...

Hi to all What is in your opinion the maximum size for a freshwater natural pearl ? A pendant with such a pearl (certified by a laboratory) will soon be auctioned in Paris. The pearl is described as 16.5 mm in width x 11.5 mm in depth (a bit flattish but not so much). That sounds huge to me for...

You natural pearls lovers might enjoy to see a new ring featuring seven poe pipi pearls that was custom made for me a few weeks ago. The pearls range from 3.5 to 5.5 mm. I have chosen various shades of colour that complement each other. When on the finger, they look like pearly golden bubbles ...

One week ago there was a jewelry auction sale in Paris. There was this 3 row pearl necklace (sorry about the quality, I have just taken a picture of the catalogue) The necklace, in a poor state, was evaluated between 400 and 700 euros if the pearls were cultured (548 - 959 US dollars) and...

I like it ! http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Natural-Saltwater-Conch-Pearl-Diamond-Pendant-Brooch-in-Platinum-/181320717973?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a378e9695

Since it's Christmas time and we all need to dream a bit, I thought you might enjoy a few pictures taken at the Cartier jewelry exhibition currently displayed in Paris. Pictures were authorized, so I selected 17 jewels, all featuring natural pearls. The trouble is I am hopeless at taking good...

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Not sure if this is the right place to post this question, but since this exhibition is mostly about natural pearls... has anybody around here gone to see it ? http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/exhibition-pearls/about-the-exhibition/ I am just back from it. I was very surprised that...

Hello to all experts, In your opinion are there such things as black or dark Basra natural pearls ? Or are they all in the whitish or creamy range ? If there exist some dark ones, would they come from Pinctada Radiata or from some other shell ? Thank you !

Hi everybody ! Can you help ? I am wondering about the horn shape rather common with abalone pearls, and how and why pearls grow in this peculiar shape. I quite understand that this horn shape is consistent with the shape of the gonad, as very well shown on a picture of this link ...

As Christmas is coming soon, and we all need to dream a bit, I wish to propose you this link towards this beautiful website : http://www.claudie-ple.fr Claudie Pl? is a very nice person, the last one in Paris dealing only in natural pearls, being able to repair them, after her father. She...

Hello, I am new on this forum, I am from Paris. I have been reading this forum for some time now ; I a m a real pearl-lover, mainly interested in natural pearls, but I can make an exception for a beautiful cultured pearl ! And this is just what I have done. I have treated myself with a pendant...