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Good grief! The parcel. arrived today,5 months after posting,with my Berber tiny pearls.You have all gone off to play another game by now,and I can’t blame you..Anyway,if anyone out there is still interested,hopefully below is a photo of the pearls,next to a strand of freshwater I already...

Now there’s an idea! Many years ago,I talked my way into Harry Winstons in NewYork,just because of being terribly English and carrying a Harvey Nichols carrier bag,The first thing the vendeuse( could never call her a sales assistant!) asked me was whether I knew Princess Diana..Not wanting to...

I’m presuming the grey nuggety pearls are rough freshwater.The iridescence is amazing,a bit like the edge of a rainbow where the layers have worn away.The blue pearls hiding in the old rockers are earrings made like bunches of grapes,I couldn’t get them to stand up on their own! The blues are...

If pearls were like people..The 2 strand grey ones would be aging rockers,grey ponytails,Harley Davidson’s,cruising down MainsStreet,been there,done that,got the tee shirt.The advert for these said they were baroque akoyas...honestly! The blue strand are definitely afternoon tea at the...

If pearls were like people..The 2 strand grey ones would be aging rockers,grey ponytails,Harley Davidson’s,cruising down MainsStreet,been there,done that,got the tee shirt.The advert for these said they were baroque akoyas...honestly! The blue strand are definitely afternoon tea at the...

Wow,I never thought so many of you would weigh in on this topic!I found a useful laypersons explanation on a googlesite-Ganoksin jewelry making gold jewelry tarnishing,that has a good image of tarnished gold .and words that I didn’t have to check in the dictionary!!

It’s true that gold of 14 ct and upwards doesn’t show signs of tarnishing,but almost all gold used in jewellery also contains an alloy of some kind,the more alloy the lower the ct.It’s the alloy throughout the gold that will tarnish,so it is possible for 9 ct gold to darken over the years.There...

Thank you, second,third and fourth opinions are always welcome! I got them for £ 10.00(about 14 dollars) the images were fuzzy,but for that price I wasn t too bothered.However,very strangely,two Identical strands,same clasp have appeared on ebay in the last couple of days,they are both on...

Help please,in identifying what kind of pearls are in this strand.The clasp looks basic,the outside looks copper,but I’m wondering if it’s a low grade gold that’s tarnished,the “ hook” part is bright and clean.Any thoughts always appreciated!

Help please,in identifying what kind of pearls are in this strand.The clasp looks basic,the outside looks copper,but I’m wondering if it’s a low grade gold that’s tarnished,the “ hook” part is bright and clean.Any thoughts always appreciated!

If you are in the U.K like me,can recommend Gift Pearls in Nairn for restringing I haven’t got shares in them,but wish I had! Check their website for prices and testimonials

WhenI got the necklace,the background to the “ flower” was black,it was t till I tried to clean the flower did I realise the background was a textured gold colour.I wondered if it was a variation on silver gilt,I saw a pendant that had the same simplified flower motif,that was dated as Art...

WhenI got the necklace,the background to the “ flower” was black,it was t till I tried to clean the flower did I realise the background was a textured gold colour.I wondered if it was a variation on silver gilt,I saw a pendant that had the same simplified flower motif,that was dated as Art...

I love old clasps,they match my old pearls.Here are 4 of my favourites.If anyone can shed any light on the square clasp with the pearl in the middle,I would be greatful,I havnt seen anything similar,and would love to know what era it is.