Do these look like naturals to you?

[BWeaves]

Do these look like naturals to you? The price is almost too good to be true.

Art Deco Natural Pearl Necklace with Diamond Clasp - GIA

An early Art Deco delicacy. This light and lovely assemblage of 151 natural creamy-white pearls, plus one freshwater (can you find it?), creates 20 inches of pure luster to grace your neckline. A small work of art unto itself, the millegrain-edged platinum clasp is set with 8 crisply sparkling...

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[Lagoon Island Pearls]

I have my doubts as to natural origin. They're too round, too uniform. Buttery, but that may be the light, but not platinum. Not gulf pearls.

These strike me more as early biwa. Japan produced volumes of very fine tiny pearls for a time which accessorized akoyas quite nicely.

At that price point, I'd want to see an accredited certificate.

 

[BWeaves]

I thought they looked too round to be naturals, but they claim to have a GIA certificate. And I cannot spot the freshwater pearl, and I normally can. I don't plan on buying them, so I'm not going to ask to see the certificate. I've bought too many pearls this month, as is.

 

[jshepherd]

I've seen similar natural strands and some of the pearls have the telltale oval shape that would typically differentiate them from akoya. If they have a GIA cert, I wouldn't have any reason to suspect they are cultured.

Based just on the photo, this is the pearl I would choose as the freshwater -

 

[BWeaves]

Thanks Jeremy!!!!