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Marianne, we actually can leave a comment, but not on articles. When any of us see a listing on ebay that is misrepresented, such as the "south sea pearl" for 99 cents from a seller in China, you can go to the bottom of the page, on the right there is a link to "report an item". From that you...

It it not necessarily platinum or silver, I have a nice art deco diamond ring set in palladium. Evidently during the deco period they used that metal a lot for jewelry, maybe having to do with rationing of gold or silver? Not sure, was not born then. To answer your question about the cut of...

Yes please, are there any markings on the back or sides of either pieces of the clasp? Did anyone tell you anything about the center diamond, the photo is too fuzzy for me to tell but it may be a rose cut diamond, which would help to date the necklace and also is a quite desireable diamond cut...

Caitlin, I agree, it would be fascinating to find out its compostion from a lab and settle the question. Maybe the owner will do so hopefully. Daddys Little Pearl

Thanks Caitlin, I think this thread is quite interesting, but also can be quite confusing for new pearl students like myself who are struggling to learn what is and is not a pearl. Just studying the various types of pearls produced by shells, which as I understand did not used to be considered...

So when LagoonIslandPearls mentions calcium, this brings to mind a similar instance, a human being can produce a hard small ball often provoked by calcium, one example is the dreaded "kidney stone" and also tiny calcification round balls can form in human muscle, I know as there is a tiny one in...

Madsciencechick, I see by your link to your etsy shop you are in KY? Definitely should be bead shows close to there, there are quite a few down here in Nashville Tn and around the south. but another question, do you mean the "real" keshi, the origkinal keshi that are the by product of Japanese...

Are there any of the "bead" shows close to where you live? the best buy I have gotten so far on keshi type pearls was at a local bead show. They are all over the USA, if you are international might be less available. Just google "bead show" and a ton will come up, and you can usually look up...

Here is a link with information about such "coconut pearls". Might find it informative. http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0601b.htm Daddys Little Pearl

Lovely pearls everyone! My first necklace was a typical graduated cultured pearl one, I now know it was quite fine quality, given to me in the sixties as a teenager. Unfortunately in the late seventies in one of my "save the earth anti-materialistic hippie moments" I sold it at my yard sale...

Pattye, photos would be wonderful. I would have guessed that pink "pearl" to be shell as did the first expert that replied. So now I may have been passing up things at flea markets that may actually be pearls? It would be nice to have another thread for the experts to post photos of "pearls"...

Caitlin, thanks for posting your photos, fabulous pearls, one photo looked like an Abalone convention! I am so envious, nothing good like this ever happens in Nashville! Daddys Little Pearl (repeating to herself Thou Shall Not Covet Thy Neighbors Pearls) mantra does not work, coveting...

Welcome, you found the right place, everyone here seems to LOVE pearls and many of the members are pearl experts (of which I am not). Send us more photos when you get a chance, we all love to look at pretty pearls. Daddys Little Pearl Antiques Jewelry & Sacred Treasures

There are Mikimoto brooches for sale on ebay (some might not be real) but also on RubyLane (more likely to be genuine). Just put" Mikimoto pin" in the search box. You can get ideas there on prices. Daddys Little Pearl

Lloyd, thanks for posting your photos. This is really helpful for all of us to see various faux pearls to sharpen the skills of recognizing the various types in internet photos, not an easy task either! Pattye, your earrings are (were?) beautiful. Daddys Little Pearl

I really like the mix and match concept, there are times when I might want all white pearls, such as for a special event, but remembering that jewelry made of "real" pearls is not just jewelry but also a form of art from nature, each piece of jewelry stands on its own. I also have warmed up to...

Wow, thanks Jeremy for posting this, really nice video and amazing video quality too. As someone fairly new to the forum and to acquiring the pearl addiction, there is much to learn. It was so interesting that their government controls the quality, although it broke my heart that they destroy...

Gemgeek, could you contact me personally through the forum on where to get the baroque large akoyas with excellent nacre? Really fine older baroques are much rarer at least on the secondary market here in the southern USA than the rounds and I would love to find a source other than the...

Good info Lloyd, could you post a photo of a white shell pearls strand and also one of your Swarovski for us to see? Daddys Little Pearl

Ditto on the rose gold. Your pearls are BEAUTIFUL! Lucky lucky lucky. Thanks for sharing! Daddys Little Pearl