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They look like lavender to me, not gray. If so, freshwaters. Bead nucleated FWP?

I would not expect the mention of rhodium plating to be on the metal, but on the packaging or tag, yes.

Could RD refer to rhodium plating over the silver? These days it seems sterling silver jewelry is usually rhodium plated to prevent tarnishing.

My first impression was freshwater pearls.

The top-drilled egg shaped ones are cultured freshwater pearls from China. The graduated round neckace looks like imitation but the photo is not very clear. I would need to see better photos. Lay the necklace down against a neutral surface, like a paper towel, let us see the entire necklace...

Likely hematite. That would be gritty. Not pearls.

I would also like to suggest you take the CPAA's "PearlsAsOne" course-- you can take it for free with code PP10951. All of us pearl lovers benefit from knowing more about pearls before we buy. As to the above pearls, I suggest you cancel if you can, or return them for a refund.

They look like imitation pearls.

1 and 2-- akoya pearls. 3 and 4-- freshwater pearls. You may be interested in taking the CPAA's "PearlsAsOne" course. It's free with code PP10951. https://www.pearlsasone.org/

To me they look like cultured Chinese FWP from a couple of decades ago. I had some like these.

@Lagoon Island Pearls will likely be along to weigh in. Kari Pearls sells and buys natural pearls.

It was to the effect that he had inherited giant pearls.

They look like cultured freshwater pearls from China. Edited to add: I agree with the above post-- their value is primarily sentimental.

Read this article in the Swiss Gemmological journal: Fake Pearls Made from Tridacna gigas Shells

They appear to be dyed cultured freshwater pearls from China. 925 is sterling silver (i.e. 925 parts silver out of 1000). CP may be Carolyn Pollack (just from googling).

Those are cultured freshwater pearls from China. They are solid nacre; no bead inside to make them round.

Stone, possibly agate. Another recommendation to take the PearlsAsOne course! Use Pattye's code to take it for free.

That is often the case with less expensive glass imitation pearls, but not necessarily with higher end ones. Same goes for excess coating near drill holes or beveling of the bead near drill holes.

I have owned imitation pearls that were not all exactly the same shape (the better to look real.) Imitation pearls also glide smoothly when rubbed against each other, while real pearls feel gritty. Also imitation pearls with a glass bead (which I think yours are) are warmer than real pearls...

I agree.