What kind of pearl?

[Angie66@]

I’ve asked around I got guesses from natural south sea pearl to Basra pearl.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Can you give us more information?
What is the size?
Where did you get it?
Do you have more of them, or is it just this one drilled pearl?

 

[Angie66@]

I bought a really old pearl bracelet from an antique/thrift store in Marbella, Spain over 10 years ago. The string was breaking apart even then but I was attracted to pearls luster.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Having seen more photos and having read the backstory of these pearls, I think they are cultured freshwater pearls from China. These are solid nacre-- there is no bead inside to make them round.
If you want to restring them, it would not be hard to do that. Here is my tutorial:

Thread 'Stringing Tutorial with photos: Stringing on Serafil, Beaders Secret & Power Pro'

Dec 2, 2012

How to string (or restring) your pearls on doubled Pattye's Serafil, Beaders Secret, and Power Pro​

This is not hard-- really! It is harder to describe it than to do it. Anyone can learn to string their own pearls!
If after reading through this, it sounds too daunting, I suggest making a mini-strand for practice first. Make one 12-15 pearls long just so you can practice how to knot the end 3 pearls on each side and attach the clasps; the middle pearls are easy to knot.

To just practice knotting (without bothering with clasps), make an overhand knot, string on a pearl (or...

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[ennui]

My first thought was freshwater pearl, as well.