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It's interesting to me that in the above article, it is not mentioned that Kenneth Jay Lane's necklaces made for Barbara Bush and Jackie Kennedy were imitations. That is quite an omission!

They are lovely and the price seems fair, but please be aware that these have been photographed under ideal lighting conditions to bring out the overtone colors. In normal light the colors will be muted, and the pearls will mostly show their body color, which in Tahitians is usually light or...

They appear to be akoyas but the milky appearance makes me think their nacre is not very thick.

I agree.

Lower quality baroque akoyas. Are you sure it's a Miki clasp?

Those are cultured freshwater pearls from China.

Also...the rubies may be synthetic (lab created.)

@jushean wrote: "Thanks for the speedy reply! I see, yes... I guess I'll have to let him know re:Mikimoto. Maybe it's common to buy pearls called "Mikimoto" that really turn out not to be (maybe that's just the most famous name)? "Anything else you could tell us in terms of origin/type of...

We are often asked about the value of pearls people inherit. Some people want to know if they need to insure them (i.e. replacement value.) Usually they don't need to be insured. Others are hoping to sell the pearls. Resale value is lower than replacement value. (One buys at retail but...

Pretty graduated akoya necklace! The clasp appears generic, so the mark would be that of its manufacturer, and not indicative of a particular brand of pearls.

Welcome to Pearl Guide! How nice to inherit pearls-- and they are indeed cultured akoyas. The smaller strand is of average quality, while the larger strand has a lot of surface blemishes so I'd consider it of somewhat lower quality. The yellowing is common with older akoyas. If you plan to...

Was this for the purpose of experimentation? To see what results?

Keshi also refers to saltwater pearls that are without a bead nucleus because the oyster expelled the bead. When the bead was implanted, a bit of mantle tissue was also implanted-- it is the mantle tissue that forms the pearl sac. If the bead is expelled the sac remains. The pearl farmer may...

I'm sorry you have lost your friend. I think you will have to pose the question to Mikimoto directly.

LOL it took a bit of screen grabbing and attaching photos and editing my mistakes, but I finally got my previous post to look the way I wanted it. If it's still not clear, I'll try again. :)

@Marianne, There are 2 ways to attach photos. • The first way is to use the photo icon in the toolbar above the box in which one types text. The photo icon is between the icons for the paperclip and the smiley emoji. If you click on it, this box appears: Drag and drop a photo into it...

The white pearls, yes, I'd say freshwaters. I'm not sure the dark 7mm pearls are even real pearls, not from those photos. Too many reflections, too many pearls out of focus-- hard to see them well. Maybe take some more photos in diffuse natural light? Try these tests: 1. Rub two of the...

@BWeaves, I noticed that too and briefly wondered if the 2-strand clasp wasn't original to the strand. But the gimp is so tarnished that if it was restrung, it wasn't very recently. Reja.zav just wrote, "Thank you everyone for your reply. Do you know if the clasp itself may be silver? Is there...

I agree, imitations. • I see one pearl where a small bit of the coating has flaked off, in the 4th photo. • Some pearls show the excess coating around drill holes that is often seen in imitation pearls. • I've seen many imitation strands that are strung with one or 2 little pearls near the...

Yes, sterling silver is commonly used when setting nice imitation pearls made of glass. For example, Majorica brand imitation pearls (top of the line fakes) typically have sterling findings, or vermeil (gold plated over sterling silver.) I wondered if the cyan pearls could be Swarovski crystal...