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Hi Dawn, more gorgeous items, I'm still buying the lotto tickets, I'll only need a modest win as I see you have a 10% off sale on eBay at the moment! I think you missed a natural necklace, love the clasp, and at the reduced price on eBay this has to be a fantastic bargain...

Hi, does the FB page give the actual date of auction? The Druot auction catalogues are on-line out to about three weeks ahead: www.drouot.com/?bpage=Sales&date=upcoming.days&lang=en‎ I'll be interested to see the auction details when they become available.

Hi Dawn, the Duck is very cool, and looks like the enamel is in great condition, a real treasure, as are all your pieces. I see you've put another natural necklace up on eBay that I haven't seen before, hope the Xmas sales kick in for you.

Hi there, Marshalls in Queens Arcade Auckland www.marshallsjewellery.co.nz is owned by Opal Paciifc, see their pearl gallery here: www.opalpacific.co.nz/gallery_pearl.html They would be a good place to start.

Hi Dawn, more fab jewels, wow what a collection you have. Interested to know if the pink pearl is drilled and has a post at the base as well as the claw setting. One of the elderly jewelers who I showed my Pipi Pearl ring told me the long claws with a post as well was a setting technique...

It maybe needs something with sparkle in the necklace to support that fabulous sparkly pendant. I once saw a Victorian opal bead necklace, where each opal bead was separated by a crystal spacer, just like this: http://www.langantiques.com/products/item/90-3-4564 The crystal spacers are fairly...

Hi Dawn, can I ask what the pendant is made of - stones and metal?

Most interesting that it is white gold. That effectively dates the construction of the ring to the 1920's at earliest, see: https://www.rubylane.com/blog/White-Gold-is-Not-Antique Of course jewelry get re-modelled all the time, as the younger generation re-style the jewels they inherit to be...

Holy Nacreous Secretions Batman - what a necklace! Wonder which royal family found that in the bottom of their jewelry depository and said, "Oh that old thing, so early 20th century, let's sell it and buy one of those ten million quid iPhones"...

Wow Dawn, you have accumulated some magnificent antique jewelry, all the more special because they feature such interesting pearls. I'm out of my depth to know what sort of pearl it is. However I know a bit about dating antique jewelry by the construction and materials. Did you work out...

Wow, I continue to be blown away by the depth of knowledge available through this forum. Thank you GemGeek for bringing the suggestion of Pteria penguin into the mix. After looking at couple of pics on the Web that would seem to be a real possibility for Dawn's pearl.

Hi all , this is a fascinating piece. My opinion on the age of this ring is purely based on its design, and the point diamonds. I must say the curved and fluid shape of the band and mount has a "modern" (Art Nouveau - Edwardian) feel, while the point diamonds were last prevalent in the Regency...

Hi Dawn, I'm thinking that is a really, really old ring due to the point cut diamonds. They were out of regular use by the beginning of the Victorian period, although of course old ones continued to be recycled. It would be fascinating to know how a natural black south sea pearl reached...

So can I ask a question of Dave about this Naturals colour palette. First of all let me say I am not great with colors, my wife and daughter tell me this all the time. However it seems to me that there is a distinct blue tinge in the palette and visible in the pic of these naturals. I...

Hi Sophie, unfortunately it's probably not so useful for eBay treasure hunting. Problem is most people's photos on eBay are total rubbish, taken in unsuitable lighting against weird backgrounds, and so they'd be unusable.

So I've had a play with the pics above, my Photoshop 7 only sorts the colors by Luminescence First the Naturals, then the Mikimotos

Hi Lisa, yes I'll clump together the naturals, and also the different mikis, to make the original composites easier. However they're in the secure facility, so I'll have to go and get them first.

Hi Dawn, that is a gorgeous pearl, and I guessing from the setting that the ring is very old, so it has to be a natural. Those diamonds look to be very old fashioned cuts, are they diamond chips, or point cut, or rose cut? By the way I see you have listed two extraordinary natural necklaces on...

Hi Dave, very interesting outcome on the vintage Mikis. I wonder if you'd care to run your magic over the necklaces and enhancers in my "Show us your Mikimotos" thread here: https://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8158 The source pics are on the following links...

Thanks Dave, which graphics program are you using?