tahitian pearls?

[anyone]

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[anyone]

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[Polforos]

Both of them look like black (enhanced) freshwater pearl necklaces to me. Quite small and without typical tahitian luster. Very pretty though, the one with 4 rows is terrific!

 

[lary007]

Yes, these are dyed freshwater pearls, not tahitians.

 

[anyone]

Thanks for your reply. How can I be absolutely sure? Can trusted labs like GIA identify the source of these pearls?

 

[jshepherd]

The images of the first are a too small to see the strand clearly, but they appear to be true rounds and some color has faded. If true round, the first could be dyed akoya. I agree on the second. It's a strand of dyed Chinese freshwater pearls. Neither are Tahitian - that you can be absolutely sure of.