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Hi Zeide, The pendant is made around 1880-1900 so fading is possible. I don't know if the piece always had this pearl (it might be changed later) Thanks anyway and a Happy New Year to you!

Thank you Jeremy, and a happy New Year Best Regards

is it rare? any idea of value? comparable to a "normal" natural pearl in the same size (0,6 x0,4 inch 10 carat)?

maybe the oyster likes it maybe the oyster likes it Natural pearls regularly show no (or just a very tiny) intruder, shell, or whatever. I started this threat on the natural pearl forum with these pearls in mind. For what reason the mollusk started a spontanious pearl formation? For no reason...

plus another picture showing the white bottom

Hello Zeide, I do not think any coating has worn off to result in this banded coloureffect (white-grey-brown) Enclosed a better picture than the photoscan. Regards

maybe the oyster likes it maybe the oyster likes it I suppose you are right. English is not my language. So for you "irritation" has -among other meanings- the same meaning as "stimulation". Is that correct? The Dutch/Flemish (my language) word "irritatie" does not have this "stimulation"...

Maybe the oyster likes it Under Pearls in Myth we find ?Christianity also adopted the pearl as a symbol of purity.? So maybe the Christian thought 'By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food' (Genesis 3: 19) motivates the general acceptance for ?Natural pearls are formed more or less...

maybe the oyster likes it maybe the oyster likes it This is the point, exactly. But continue telling a story about "irritation" a mussel may feel is for me as much nonsense as thinking about the pleasure it may give to him.

Maybe the oyster likes it So if "Most people think they are just above a chunk of rock in terms of sensibility" which might be so my question is still: Why do we, when we talk about natural pearls, hold on to the ?irritation story? instead of telling what we know, that one cause of pearl...

Maybe the oyster likes it Hi Slraep and Zeide, Thanks for your comments. My line of reasoning started with the natural pearl formation, in which case it could be irritating as well as pleasant for the mollusk. It might be an extra reason to think so (for tiny naturals) if in this "game"...

This website, and books on the subject, explain as follows: "Natural pearls are formed when some sort of irritant becomes lodged in the tissue of an oyster or mollusk. In response to the irritation, the oyster secretes nacre which gradually builds up in layers around the irritant." My question...

Dear Sirs, I have an antique pendant, with a top in silver and gold with some small rosecut and old mine cut diamonds, and an eggshaped "pearl" or stone. The colour from this "pearl" is graded/banded white-gray-brownish. It has no lustre or flame structure, but clustered holes translucent...