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Yes, its Carolyn. She is still active. Sometimes it is easier to register the pink glow of Cortez pearls under video...also, do use a black colored background.

These are dyed freshwater pearls. Sorry.

I will be sure to do this @Yens !

Happy Saturday everyone! Wish you all a Blessed weekend :D

Maybe it's a number related to the manufacturer? The "4" looks like an "A" to me. But this is just a simple guess. The metal must not be gold.

I also get Imitation pearl vibes...they all look the same, they lack imperfections and that shallow optical depth... use a UV lamp!

I agree @SteveM : DNA testing is finally here...but might be expensive! Would not mind using it on a valuable natural pearl, but maybe not on a commercial grade cultured pearl. And YES: those porphyrins are unique to genus Pteria so the UV fluorescence does extend to all members of the genus...

G'Day Wendy! Sounds lovely! Would love to see if you encounter some of those "Baby Akoya" that are actually FWPs!

I agree 100% with @jshepherd

Yes, white pearls from so called "black pearls" are almost indistinguishable from SSPs. I would love to see if there is indeed a way to tell them apart in a lab, but I believe it would be possible under the Ranman spectrum. With white Cortez there is always a faint pink glow...so we know there...

I agree with @Pearl Dreams Nice work on the strand AND photos...you captured their subtle beauty. These are very good looking pearls :D

Well, these could be baroque akoya! The lighter colored Cortez look a lot like blueish baroque akoya! And it is a lovely necklace indeed! Why not try a UV lamp on the pearls...just for fun!

Hope you like it! I wrote dozens of articles for Pearl Guide just a couple of years ago, when Jeremy decided it was time to revamp the site!

You got an excellent introduction by @Pearl Dreams ! If interested, we have a complete educational thread on Mabe pearls HERE

Lovely combo to start the week off @jeg !

Welcome back @eolian pearls ! These pieces are fantastic...love the necklace! These look like Cortez to me...Carolyn used to buy a lot of these odd shaped pearls from us, maybe some are there? I don't know, but I love the necklace!

I LOVE it: It's a Miracle...Pearls are just small miracles so we never forget they exist.

I really like it! This is something I would wear daily!

Mussels can live for decades...but 80 years seems truly far-fetched to me! Then the size of the shell...looks very small to me, unlike an "old timer". The longer lived species usually grow to larger sizes or build very thick shells, and I don't see any of these things in the shell that was...

Got the info from the Auction: the pearl sold for 93,951 British/Sterling Pounds including a buyer's premium. So, roughly some $123,761 American dollars.