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Hi Rokor, great thread For me, functionality of a clasp is very important. For instance I have a vintage brass filigree clasp, oh boy the click of the tongue as it is inserted mmmm! It puts many modern clasps to shame. The humble round bolt ring has been in use for hundreds of years, and still...

Oh looking forward to seeing the dismantling and various stages of the project.

Good on you for giving it a go- are you fulling restringing the necklace or repairing the section on its own?

They look like Akoya to me. Vintage Akoya pearls can look like this.

Well ain’t that the cats whiskers.

As Douglas said - when they arrived they where simply "Stick Pearls" - later the naming shenanigans began All Biwa pearls are freshwater - - but not all freshwater pearls were Biwa Are the pearls Biwa - unlikely Are the pearls Stick pearls - certainly Were there Biwa Stick pearls - absolutely...

Hello StarryPearl These are called Grommets, and readily available online. They make a very neat clean finish on these larger holed pearls.

Hello JaciS diamond coated or not coated? I wouldn’t bother with coated bits, the benefits of the coatings aren’t really relevant to drilling pearls Plain steel or tungston? Your choice, tungsten is harder, and lasts longer if not flexed. Plain steel/high speed steel is easier to resharpen...

I don’t think this would be fraudulent, I reckon this is likely human error on their handling of the paper work. This is why it is important to count the pearls on the way in and on the way out when handling repairs (and even as in this case new stock.) Imagine the scenario if this hadn’t been...

Hi Lisa, all the above ;-) As I said in my first post, I have worked on very similar dyed fresh water pearls years back, the posted images being quite familiar in their characteristics to what I saw crossing my bench.

Hello Nice, I have viewed your pearls a few times, good chance they are dyed fresh water pearls. Going back 15/20 years ago, I used to see similar large dyed fresh water pearls coming in unknotted like these, and with a similar clasp.

Charlotta, You have mentioned a few times your Country has not embraced pearls. They should make you their pearl ambassador to show case the wonderful pearls and designs of yours. The love and enthusiasm shines through on your posts.

That really is a fantastic pearl at the hands of Mother Nature, thank you so much for sharing.

Hi Camhatch, in answer to your first post as to someone who makes a living stringing full time.......waves I am sort of semi retired now, (The overnight benders are a thing of the past) I have had my business since 1984 and worked within the industry in various roles for a number of years...

Hello Pearlescence- I think you missed what was written - what I wrote is that this appears to be a mount that’s a pin through the shank, no pegs or unsupported elements, this type of structure is used in a number of attachment/mounting designs. The reference to tension mount is in the context...

Hi eeeck, you have a gorgeous ring there- I very much doubt there are pegs involved in the setting. The images although not best quality, appear to show a pin mount (the correct name escapes me for the moment) set into the shank of the ring. Think of how the pin on a bolt ring passes through...

They are certainly freshwater pearls, however I have some doubts on assigning China as the origin. They could also be vintage Japanese Biwa pearls. I have a Biwa strand, with provenance, that I purchased in the eighties and they appear quite similar to these pearls.

Thanks Douglas for the picture memory. My recollection of the floating necklace back in the early nineties was of a single diamond or pearl suspended on wire or cable. Was very effective too. In the early seventies, Elsa Peretti created the station style and this was sold through Tiffany’s. I...

As the Tin Cup name resurfaces from time to time, I have posted a short history on this innovative design and the woman who created it https://www.pearl-guide.com/threads/tin-cup-necklace-history.13145/

Most of us have heard of the “tin cup necklace”. But did you know that it was designed by a jewellery designer named Wendy Brigode? This was the first time that skin tone coloured cord silk, instead of chain or wire, was used to give the Invisible, or floating look. By rights, it should be...