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Hi, I was wondering how is a strand of cultured pearls from the 30s different than one from the 50s (from a graduation and/or size of pearls perspective)?

Natural pearl Natural pearl Thanks for the responses. My initial thinking was, as yours, that these are old baroque akoya...I was basing it on the coloring - the cream with a hint of rose... and maybe the luster?? Now these, on the other hand, if I were to venture a guess I would say are...

Any opinions if these are indeed natural? I'm not so sure but have little experience to go by... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=280169555454&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=018

Auction Results Auction Results Well, it wasn't even close - the conch pearl earrings (lot 44) went for $37K...and the natural pearl earrings (lot 432) sold for $169K!!!