over 200 year old pearls

This necklace is my favorite...over 200 year old pearls.

Very interesting piece of jewelry.
The pearls look like naturals. They should be if 200 years old!

CortezPearls said:

Very interesting piece of jewelry.
The pearls look like naturals. They should be if 200 years old!

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Yes a curious piece. Proveneance at face value, the pearls certainly would be natural. They do look natural at first glance merely by size.

Very random in selection criteria although strict in the measure for uniformity to one another in size.

They've been drilled so that very often means destroyed in science, thus more difficult to be conclusive in a lab, though it's still doable.

The light isn't ideal, but the nuclear materials seem somewhat uniform with marked distinctions at a rate of about 7:3. That's a bit high to be comfortable. Even 5:5 isn't great. In other words, skeptical. More from caution than suspicion.

I am impressed by the centerpieces. They seem to be assembled from cut stone or glass. If folk art, this is more creative and thoughtful than costume pieces by far. Like I say, I'm really curious about the history of this piece.

Does anyone see the year of seasons in the piece? Winter snow at the top, through spring flowers to summer days. Fall colours, then winter.

Lagoon Island Pearls said:

Does anyone see the year of seasons in the piece? Winter snow at the top, through spring flowers to summer days. Fall colours, then winter.

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This type of jewelry was produced from the 18th century to the middle of the 19th century...the central elements are Venetian mosaic.

I love the pearls and the mini mosaics. What a gorgeous necklace.