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Hello, I remember I read somewhere in this forum it can be possible to find round akoya keshi, till 2,5mm or so. I am looking for this kind of pearl, round keshi or round natural saltwater pearl, to repair some jewelry. Th cross is about hundred years old 4 pearls are missing, size is about...

Hi everyone, I will put all my akoyas in same thread, easier for me to remember what I got or still have. Recently I found this piece, mainly for the clasp, but the 4 strands look not too bad. Still not in hand yet, I hope to see a good jeweller hallmark on it as I have a very nice 50's Cartier...

Hello, I recently purchased this necklace, 50cm, size from 2,5 to 13mm, old knotting, definitely old stuff. Not in my hand yet, so I will tell more once I get it. But let's ask the question. What pearls?

Hello, I wanted to create a thread about pearl casing and it's variety of design. I now own several good examples, from various french and english jewellers, big houses or unknown jewellers, from I think late XIX to 40's. Here are two casings I have, with pearls inside, the first case is...

I will show here all my natural pearls, a single thread will be easier. Here is my first restring, 83 pearls, graduating from 3,7 to 7,6mm The clasp is made from 2 pear shaped 6,5mm diamonds and 2 round to simulate a large marquise cut diamond.

Hello, I purchased some silk thread cards with fine needles included, it's not very easy to use, but cn go inside about every pearl. Then I purchased some "big eye" chinese (?) needles, described as 0,3, but in fact it' 0, 5mm thick(2 0,25 mm wires) Where can I get good, big eye very narrow...

Hello, I have question about several brands I see from time to time on ebay. It seems they were making simulated pearls, but sometimes I see some cultured pearls sold as coming from these brands. I am trying to find historical documents, to understand it better, but maybe someone has...

Hello I am starting a thread about pearl fluorescence. I have read about specific red color of Cortez sea pearls, glowing red under UV. Does anyone know how fluorescent are all common pearl species and maybe know more about all wild pearl species? I will share pictures of my own pearls, known...

Hello, I have a a old akoya necklace with very nice clasp I would restring, and make a bit better quality, removing some smaller pearls (some have defects) and replacing for larger ones. I wanted to know where to purchase some akoya, if possible someone on the forum?! I would get a pair of...

I would be interested in this necklace if south sea, because I have no south sea pearls for now. size is 7,8mm, clasp is white gold. As pictures are sellers, I can't make specific on white background. The first and second picture makes me think about sous sea or blurry akoya. Last picture makes...

Hello here is a spondylus pearl 8mm diameter and 7mm height, button shape. the front back and the flame pattern close-up, not very strong but structure is very interesting.

Hello, During my virtual pearl hunting, or more.. fishing process, I found this lot. It was sold with 2 old broken handles, probably old UK cutlery or stamps. I think the pearls are a old stock or american river pearl, mississipi, or something like this, probably XIX or so. The shapes...

I have this necklace, it's 38,5cm long, and pearls are from about 1,5 mm to 4,5mm The pearls are used and have a barrel shape, there are many of them, no knot between the pearls. When backlighted (candled) it's easy to see they are a bit weathered and some nacre has gone. I had it in a (very...

Hello, As pearl necklaces fashion and styles changed even for well known jewels (josephine necklace as example), I think there has been a evolution for more common jewellry too, but would get more information about it. Is there a source for fashion evolution from early XIX to end of XX, even...

Here is my actual necklace I have it since 2005 it was restring by previous owner who was a seller and collector. The largest pearl is 9mm I think I will sell it to buy older one, but I have no idea about the quality. Luster is good, grade is not the best, some minor defects, colors are quite...

Hello, I have read for culture process, the shell has a nucleus implant, and a mantle piece is added, mantle coming from another shell, with nice pearl. And the mantle implant becomes pearl sack, to produce pearl all around nucleus. So if I read correctly, it mans the sack is living organism...

Hello I would stard a natural pearl collection, more affordable pearl specimens, from bivalves ang gasteropods, either nice or ugly surface or color, like edible mussel or oyster. I would prefer complete small pearls, button or round, but also weird shape could be interesting, especially if...

Hello, This is my first post, showing a trisidos semitorla pearl, this is my second pearl in collection, for now I own 3 pearls. I want to make a pearl plus shell collection, so I will have to find a trisidos semitorla specimen to match my pearl. The color is about right on the picture, some...