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Hi Katbran, We are almost neighbours :) Take care with your babies, apparently Parvo is killing dogs in Adelaide at the moment. I am not going anywhere near you neck of the woods until it is over. Scares me silly. Wom had all his injections but they probably all need more and I don't...

Hi Pearl Dreams, I have seen those threads too, especially regarding Quahog & other pearls but that has not been my experience. I will get around to doing some tests on cheapies to see how much damage if any is done to pearls if simmered for a short time and if actually boiled for a couple of...

Hi all, Thanks for finding and bumping this thread Andrea. Brings back memories. The stick pin pearl? I could not really make my mind up on and erred on the side of caution. I sold it recently as unknown - either pearl or carved mother or pearl. The person who bought it was wrapped though...

Thanks Caitlin, I will be starting work on my 2 strand Natural Arabian Pearl necklace in the next couple of days and will post photos when it is finished - a lot of them as you asked. Still have a few more pieces to add to the thread. I actually intended to add to the Candling thread last...

Hi mad……………… thought you would start with your original pieces so we can get the new and better photos and sizes etc. Nice piece though. Good natural pearls and you should be able to find small replacement pearls for the missing ones. Mystery stone - not Malachite but similar. Think...

Hi Caitlin, so glad you are thinking what I am thinking. Aren't they marvellous.. Helen, me too. Yes mad……. please do give us the details. You will have to virtually start again but it will be worth it for all of us. Glad my neck won't be chopped off :) But your last necklace (big...

Well, I for one would love to have some of that Pipi plague. Where do I have to travel to pick them up off the beach ? Where can one buy them for that matter. Yes, I know they are being auctioned but … I should think they will be expensive or am I wrong. Is there a guide price on the Pipis...

Do remember I don't know the sizes of most of your pearls or gems and if it is all gold. I did another rough count - fast again and still came up with over $20,000. The bracelet is another special piece and it only takes 3 or 4 really good pieces to add up quickly. But what they might be...

Okay, sounds interesting. I am not that knowledgable with that type of pearl. Do you remember what the oyster or shell looked like? How big it was? How deep were you when you found it? They look like nice pearls to me and not really freshwater so can you take close up photos of the pearls...

Pearl Dreams have you ever put an oyster in warm or hot water to remove glue? I am not so sure that short dips in even mildly boiling water would ruin a pearl and am going to give it a go on a cheap pearl to check it out. I have tried removing glue in such a way and I don't think it hurt the...

Askelton, We do find this interesting but you need to tell us exactly how you found them, where and everything you know or can remember about what you were doing. This is important so experts can give you an accurate idea on what they are. It does sound improbable to have such a lucky find...

Just one more thought on the pearl necklace with huge pearls. The setting looks like it was made for the pearls - that says something. Get them checked out. :) Dawn - Bodecia http://www.ebay.com/sch/dawncee333/m.html eBay Seller ID dawncee333 Natural pearl collector & seller. And all round...

I did a really quick calculation in my head, and I do mean quick, going by eBay type prices and what I thought the might be worth. That is without really knowing exactly what I was looking at :) Okay get my drift. It came out at $25,000 to $30,000. For what it is worth. I don't know what...

Oh yes, I would say you have a very nice Abalone horn pearl. Can't think that it would be anything else. Lucky you. Dawn - Bodecia http://www.ebay.com/sch/dawncee333/m.html eBay Seller ID dawncee333 Natural pearl collector & seller. And all round pearl lover.

Hi Jodie, The big ones look like keshi but the smaller ones appear to be Arabian Gulf (Basra) pearls. I would bet on it. The Gulf pearls not the keshi, but if they are keshi they don't look like Japanese keshi. Maybe freshwater keshi. Dawn - Bodecia...

Love all of your jewellery but especially the Emerald necklace and the pearl necklace you just posted. Don't just presume those large pearls are replacements and therefore cultured. They may very well be original and natural pearls. Can you take up close photos of the large pearls and take...

They do look to me as if they are Arabian Gulf (Basra) pearls. I have seen some really weird and wonderful shapes in them. But they desperately need to be cleaned. To clean dissolve a cup of cheap salt in a plastic container with lid, adding a little boiling water. Not a lot of water just...

To me it looks like some kind of natural pearl that perhaps had a huge blemish where the hole now is. It doesn't look like a drill hole to me and reminds me of one of my pearls in a ring which I put on Dawn's pearls (the pink one). Mine doesn't have a hole but the blemish almost looks like it...

Hello Monte, I love your pearls. They are stunning and so large. What a pleasure it must be to own them. I must go in and search for your father's pearls this minute. Dawn - Bodecia http://www.ebay.com/sch/dawncee333/m.html eBay Seller ID dawncee333 Natural pearl collector & seller...