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No not natural Tahitians, just Tahitians. I posted them before a bit ago and was told a few were Tahitians but the brown ones don't look like the Tahitians. So I was just looking for suggestions is all. Thank you for your help.

I have three pink and gold pearls that came in a pearl lot I purchased on ebay. I only candled the biggest one but I can do the smaller ones too if needed. There are quite a few black pearls which you can't candle. Any suggestions on how to go about identifying them? I know a few have to be...

Thank you so much for clarifying that for me Dave. Thank you too GG :) These photo are of a pendant that I think I posted about this one before but I remember Dave saying he needed to see better photos.

Thank you so much Dave! This is all very informative. At certain angles I can see whatever that is inside the pearl with the naked eye, now that I know what it looks like. So that is an implanted piece of graft tissue then? I apologize if this is a silly question. Just trying to keep a mental...

Thanks GG! It's so much easier with this camera and a tripod is a must ;) The back of the setting is rounded like the front. It's a pretty little pearl and I'd like to make it into a necklace.

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This is the pearl that has a closed back so it was hard to candle. This is the best I could do.

Dawn, Thank you so much and you are not hogging the thread at all :) Really good information and photos. I took a ton of photos but they were pretty blurry so I will try again tonight with a tripod. I will have to see your other thread to look at photos of the rings you just candled, they are...

Thank you so much Dawn. Yes it does have photo booth. I will have to get one now :) Which of the two worked best for you?

Dawn, Amazing photos. Nice job!!!! Wonder if they have something like that that would work on an iPad. No computer here.

Wow, very interesting photos. Dawn, I have your store as a favorite. Such beauties there and I check it often ;) Nothing but snow and ice here so it's horrible. I think I will wait until after Christmas for more candling. My photos look nothing like what I see, so hopefully a new camera can...

I adore that pendant!!

Beautiful pearls, lucky you!!

Dawn , that pearl is amazing! I hope you can keep it. I am hoping to come across a pearl like that. I have a beautiful setting that kind of pearl like beautiful in. Do you plan on making something with it?

What a beautiful reminder of your grandmother. They are very nice pearls :) Yes, that is a mikimoto clasp and the pearls look to be akoya pearls. The tarnish on the clasp leads me to believe it is sterling silver. Are the earrings gold? Do they have the same mikimoto clamshell? If so they...

Thank you all so much. I appreciate all your help :) ~d

The colors are really cool. Just not sure what they were.

I'm sorry, I do not know much about the history. I purchased these from a little antique store who originally thought the were naturals. I know these aren't naturals and ended up not paying a lot for these. I like the baroque shapes and the colors of them. The strand is about 35 inches long and...

LOL Andrea! You are doing so well with candling. Your photos are perfect!! BTW, how lucky are you to inherit such lovely gems!!