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Hello recently my wife was trying on a pair of half pearl earrings and the Nacre popped of the bead in her hand. Is there any way to re-attach it or should we look to replace the pearl? It looks to me that it has been glued once before?

Thanks Pattye!! The seller tries to vet pieces as well as they can and we have purchased a few pieces with provenance from them in the past. Having some experienced folks comment positively has put her mind at ease so I appreciate your and everyone else's input!

Another question for the "fashionistas" is whether this would be too much as a "mother of the bride" piece?

Hello to you too! it's good to be seen lol. There were two pearls tested when it was sent in to GIA. They were the large one at the center of the central element and the larger one hanging down at upper right. I have done quite a bit of business with the vendor in the past and they are reputable...

We just acquired a "river pearl" festoon necklace which was billed as made up of Mississippi pearls. They look like others I've read about here and elsewhere but the accompanying GIA report they are (at least partially) identified only as "Unionidae family". Is there a way to further narrow the...

They finally arrived today (only 3 days late)! It is certainly a dainty thing but she was happy when she tried it on. I thought it would fit her tiny neck and she now agrees (thank goodness). Here are a few shots...

Thanks Jeremy!

Thank you, Douglas! That's a load off my mind, the "CFO" questioned my purchase as the online presence of the firm in Bahrain trailed off last November even though Google still lists store hours for them. Judging by various online posts they were/are a fairly notable trader in the Bahrain mkt.

I tried but I'm not sure they took. They were from the vendor off my computer so when they arrive I'll take more.

Hello all! It's been a while since my last visit and we (I0 have added quite a few things to the collection but today I bought a bit of a head scratcher. We purchased what is billed as a strand of natural peals by Al Hashimi. I have found several references both here and elsewhere on the net but...

It'll certainly take a well heeled collector but the workmanship is superb!

There are several of you that would appreciate this! We've dealt with the seller often and highly recommend them. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Very-Rare-Antique-Natural-Pearl-Parure-18k-Gold-French-Hallmark-wOrig-Fitted-Box-/333723740488?hash=item4db37c2948

This article was among the click bait I ran across last night. I wonder what types they were using in those headdresses. https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/07/16/romanov-costume-ball-1903/

Thank you Norm. By you suggesting the bars do I infer that you believe that I should string the strands tight to one another the whole way? Also I had hoped to use the vertical bars in the mounting, is that not doable?

Thank you! Can you recommend a source?

Hello again, We just received a diamond clasp that I bought with the idea of using to make an approx. 30" triple strand out of the 100" FWP rope I posted a while back (after culling the damaged pearl there are sill plenty). When I took a look at it next to an 8mm pearl on an earring we also...

Thank you both! They're billed as "chocolate SSP" but like you I'm not sure of that at all.

I asked for some but this is the best they had... Even the pearls that present as round in the other pics look like eggs here.

Here is another shot showing a couple more pearls with dimples: There is a dent on the pearl just left of the clasp at 11 o'clock and 2 on the pearl 2nd rom the clasp on the right 1 just above center and 1 at 9 o'clock. I finally figured how t post larger pictures. and another showing more pearls:

Well I hope all went well for your son for sure and God bless you grand-daughter for her service! Here's hoping tomorrows menu is pest free!