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Agree with Douglas and Pella, check out Pearlescence; it's likely Wendy can help you find your special wedding earrings!

@PearlyLibrarian, Happy 10th Anniversary! It's a joy to have you share your beautiful memory and lovely pearls.

Welcome, Moonlightpearls. To me, both of these strands appear to be cultured freshwater pearls. The gold ones appear to be dyed. I don't know what price she paid, but genuine round SS strands like this would likely be up from $10,000 each. What makes me feel these are freshwater are the...

These pearls are probably closer to 9mm. Agree, these appear to be Chinese freshwaters.

If any of the little knobs do snap off, it may leave a rough, uneven area. Just take a fine nailfile and level it out. It will hardly be noticeable when strung.

Welcome! An awesome necklace for sure! The marks you're showing belong to the company that made the clasp, not the designer of the rope. I don't see anything that will indicate who the designer is. The number 408901 may relate to the specific style. Enjoy!

TallBlonde, Welcome! Sounds like you have lovely Miki pearls to work with, and I agree with the others, do give restringing a try! No need to spend $600. Thank you for the mention, J.Lee, yes I do restring and also offer a Kit with the basics to diy, following the directions in Pearl Dreams...

You look lovely in them!

Welcome! What a fascinating triple strand, Ashley. Please do let us know what you find out. CindyW, welcome to the forum! We are fortunate to have members share "mystery" strands like this with unusual, beautiful clasps. Sounds like you know how to research vintage and antique jewelry.

Well done, A Breaker! Pretty toggle with good long bar, too!

The videos are helpful; first time I've heard of this company.

Welcome, MrGray, we look forward to a follow up post when you have the pearls in hand. What size are the pearls? Perhaps the seller confused the meaning of "simulated" with "cultured"? I agree with Pearl Dreams, cultured pearls.

J.Lee, what a beauty, and as you are a Miki Lover, a trained eye for sure! You have some lovely strands already!

I think if the pearls were dyed they would be a more uniform color. Like the others have mentioned, probably they will show less intense color irl. Personally I enjoy baroque pearls like this. Is there a return policy if you find they don't suit you?

Yes, thank you! Some very interesting strands and that beautiful clasp, wow! I was able to look over your strand photos last night and again today. I can see why you feel the 2 older strands could be natural. It's interesting to me that they appear to be so white. Just a little practice and...