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Hello everybody, After reading the story of the beautiful pendant pearl of kyratango, I could not resist to go back to ebay to do some treasure hunting / pearl rescue operation �� I have been looking for natural seed pearls at a reasonnable price for a while. Those were sold as...

Hello all, I have not posted in a long time, but visited the forums times to times. I'm still interested in pearls, but my obsession with them has somewhat slow down :-) However, I still keep my eyes open whenever I see pearls on my friends... So here is the story of this necklace. Last...

Continuing to try to develop my "pearl eye". Here is another one I've decided not to bid on: 1 - If it's an akoya necklace, then... I don't want one 2- If it's a natural one, I already have one similar (although mine is a little smaller) and my pearl budget for the month is tapped out My...

This is a strand of pearls that I've followed for a couple of months. I followed it because everything seems "off" in this listing hence interesting for my pearl continuing education. I had start forgetting about it, but this morning, the listing has disappeared, there was a weird flashing...

Hi all, Do you know by chance what are "soufflure de perle" ? Are they "soufflee pearls" like the one that were recently sold on PP (hollow inside) or natural pearls? I was intrigued when I saw a post from Dawn about a beautiful pin...

Yesterday night, we had a wonderful pre thanksgiving dinner with delicious oysters.... but no pearl this time :D However, another oyster came by mail, and there was a nice surprise.... This vintage mother of pearl brooch is 5 cm; the pearl is 0.8X0.6; gritty. Color is varying with the light ...

Hello, Here is my new purchase. It was sold as vintage (60's) and it in silver. The (gritty) pearls are baroques 4 to 5 mm with a beautiful luster. white, not much overtone. I bought this one because I liked the design and I wonder what kind of pearl it is ? It seems not nucleated. Are those...

Hell all, I'm pleased to introduce my new "old" pearl earrings ! "New" because, I just got them and they were custom designed; "old" because the pearls come from a lot I got on ebay (sold as beads !!) probably from the 60's. * The golden beige one (0.9X0.8) has a nice luster but with nacre only...

I just received this vintage necklace that i got on ebay. The vendor stated them as a natural pearls necklace from the begining of the century with a 18 k clasp. He described the pearls measuring 1.5 mm for the smallest to 4 mm for the largest. However, when i measured them, they are actually...

Hello all, Since I've become interested in pearls - and a little more knowledgeable thanks to this forum - my friends have started showing me their pearls heirloom. Here is what I think is a vintage akoya momme pearl necklace. Could you all have a look and let me know is that 's correct or if I...

Hello Pearl Experts, I think I stumble upon an old natural pearls "treasure" :-). Could you help me identify if those are indeed natural pearls and which shells they come from ? I only have the pictures from the seller - meant to take new pictures with natural light, but the sun is shy in my...