Recent content by Pearl Dreams

I'm just not seeing anything pearl-like but let's wait for other opinions.

Then start an auction at the minimum you would be happy to get for the necklace, and let demand determine the final price. Here is a website that sells mixed pearl necklaces. This is retail pricing, and as a seller you would not get this much, but it gives you an idea...

There is no buying or selling on this forum, but there is eBay! There is also a pre-owned jewelry selling site called Loupe Troop. But you'll get more eyes on them if you list them on eBay. To get an idea of how to price them, do a search on eBay for similar necklaces that have already sold.

Who needs an occasion? I wear my pearls to Walmart and the library! ;)

I usually wear my favorite sterling silver bell pendant on a 24" wheat chain, but yesterday I tried it on this FW pearl necklace that I strung years ago. Happily, the bail was wide enough.

Not pearls. Coral? This is a pearl discussion forum; I have no expertise in coral. I suggest you post on Pricescope forum. Someone there may be able to help.

What a lovely necklace to inherit! It looks like baroque cultured akoya pearls. If you want to wear it, I would definitely have it restrung first. Silk becomes weak over time and can break, which could lead to the loss of a pearl. Given that this is a 3 strand necklace that would be a real...

Vintage akoya pearls from Japan, both.

Good luck!

Seems to me grounds for a complaint.

Was the light patch disclosed before you bought it?

If it doesn't feel different than the rest of the surface, nacre did not come off there. Tahitian pearl nacre is thick. I've never seen anything like that. If these are pearls you just bought, consider returning them.

That first photo...could be naturally occurring blemishes. But the 2nd photo looks like there is something lying atop the pearl. A bit of tissue maybe? Moisten it and see if it wipes off.

I had a large silver lobster claw and used 22 gauge Argentium wire to make the other part of the clasp. I think if I ever need to restring them again, I'll use beading wire and silicone bumpers. I found I had to make knots of different sizes to compensate for how concave some of the pearls were...

The clasp broke the last time I took these lavender FWP off, so I had to restring them. I took the opportunity to rearrange them. I used "Baby" Serafil 30#.