Freshwater baroque ones?

[Polforos]

Hello everyone! I bought a necklace mostly for the clasp, and I couldn't identify the pearls itself by the photos seller provided. In real life they are very much different from my standart potato freshwater necklace. I attach the macro photo I made of them both with my stored spare south sea pearls (2nd row) and potato freshwater (3rd row). Luster and shapes just seem odd to me. Can you help me with these?

 

[Pearl Dreams]

I have a multicolored strand of FWP that look just like that-- I ordered them from a seller in China back in 2007 or 2008.

 

[pattye]

Yes, Pearl Dreams, I agree. These can also be called nugget pearls. They don't have a bead in the center, so develop this free form baroque shape.

 

[Polforos]

I have a multicolored strand of FWP that look just like that-- I ordered them from a seller in China back in 2007 or 2008.

I used to see large kasumi elongated shapes, fireballs or some irregural oval shapes, these are quite fancy by their appearance. It seems these are FWP then!

 

[Polforos]

Yes, Pearl Dreams, I agree. These can also be called nugget pearls. They don't have a bead in the center, so develop this free form baroque shape.

Is there any difference from classic non-nucleous FWP though? As far as I know there is no nucleous, but mantle tissue used for them. Are nugget pearls alike keshi in saltwater pearls, means spontaneous?

 

[pattye]

Yes, I think mantle tissue.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

I thin Polforos was asking if nugget pearls are like saltwater keshi that form spontaneously in otherwise-cutured pearls.
I would not have thought so; I would have thought they were just tissue nucleated pearls that formed in those odd shapes.

 

[Polforos]

I thin Polforos was asking if nugget pearls are like saltwater keshi that form spontaneously in otherwise-cutured pearls.
I would not have thought so; I would have thought they were just tissue nucleated pearls that formed in those odd shapes.

Yes, exactly this! Perhaps, I mean, it's more possibilities to make irregular pearl rather than perfectly round.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Yes, cultured baroque freshwater pearls are the most common pearls in the world.

 

[jshepherd]

This looks looks like a vintage strand of faux baroque pearls to me. The size is too large for tissue pearls and the surface looks manufactured.

 

[Polforos]

This looks looks like a vintage strand of faux baroque pearls to me. The size is too large for tissue pearls and the surface looks manufactured.

The surface is very gritty though. I have glass and plastic fashion pearls, nothing like this.

 

[jshepherd]

Perhaps it's dirty? It looks like it's made from epoxy or a resin material, but not pearl. It also looks vintage. Most larger faux baroque strands I've seen are older. The size, shine and surface characteristics are what points to faux.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

I think the shapes and luster look like my nugget shaped Chinese freshwaters from 2007/8:

 

[Polforos]

Perhaps it's dirty? It looks like it's made from epoxy or a resin material, but not pearl. It also looks vintage. Most larger faux baroque strands I've seen are older. The size, shine and surface characteristics are what points to faux.

In fact, I realized I am at my parents house today (for a visit) and my father is a professional photografer who has a hobby of picturing bugs with macro lenses. I've asked him to make me photos of this necklace and another one I wanted to ask about here for a while. Here are some clarification photos which may help the case, including a drill hole and few blemishes:
This necklace is indeed very strange, but a good case to discuss though.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

We cross posted-- see my post just above.

 

[Polforos]

I think the shapes and luster look like my nugget shaped Chinese freshwaters from 2007/8:

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Your pearls are looking so great! I love natural shapes if they are arranged neatly
And yes, I agree, because I see a lot of similarities. but also it's a lot of doubts when it comes to something that isn't 100% match with confirmed references.

 

[jshepherd]

I think the shapes and luster look like my nugget shaped Chinese freshwaters from 2007/8:

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These definitely look like real pearls. They have the shine and the nacre doesn't fold into itself on the surface.