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Katy Bodenburg, G.G.
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Hello. I am trying to determine whether the pearl strand I need to appraise for resale value is akoya or SS. The necklace is believed to be from the 1960's. The pearls are cultured. They have a gold bodycolor, thin-med nacre, low-mod. luster. They are well-matched and range from 8.7mm-9.2mm near round.
I have read that Akoya's can be this size-but I don't think they were that big in the 60's? The color seems more reasonable for South Seas pearls, but I don't know how much culturing was being done in those regions during this time frame. One other thing that is confusing me is the clasp. It is a white metal-not gold, not even sterling-my guess is 800 Silver...
Plus, do you know of other market resources to find pearl RESALE values other than the auction market?
Any thoughts or places to point me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.
-Katy B
I have read that Akoya's can be this size-but I don't think they were that big in the 60's? The color seems more reasonable for South Seas pearls, but I don't know how much culturing was being done in those regions during this time frame. One other thing that is confusing me is the clasp. It is a white metal-not gold, not even sterling-my guess is 800 Silver...
Plus, do you know of other market resources to find pearl RESALE values other than the auction market?
Any thoughts or places to point me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.
-Katy B
