Basra Pearls

[sunjai]

I have Basra pearl necklace.. weight 30 grams with clasp(around 2 grams)..Can anyone guess the value..

 

[pattye]

Sunjai,

Welcome to the forum. It's always a treat to see a Basra pearl necklace and note the baroque shapes and slight difference in colors. We are aware natural pearls generally have a higher value than cultured, but for me that is of much less interest.

What is the story of these pearls? Have they been handed down in your family?

 

[BWeaves]

Those are gorgeous. You might want to check out the website http://www.karipearls.com as she deals a lot with Basra pearls.

 

[sunjai]

Hello Pattye,
Thanks for appreciating the necklace..these came to my Mom in her marriage in 1956 as my maternal Grandpa was a top businessman of India and Burma.. Those days Kings in India, wealthy landlords and business men wore pure natural pearls..specially Basra.. I just received the certificate of testing from Indian reputed lab that these are natural pearls..
Thanks so much.. And i had a glimpse of your beautiful Etsy shop..
Sunjai

 

[pattye]

Sunjai, What a wonderful story of your treasured natural Basra pearl necklace! And so its value is~~priceless!

Thank you very much for the compliment on my etsy shop; which has 10th anniversary this year!

We can hope men will start wearing more pearls in the future.

 

[BWeaves]

What wonderful provenance. Since they are certified natural and you know their history, I agree with Pattye. They are priceless.

 

[MSC]

That is a gorgeous necklace and a wonderful story to go along with it! Such a treasure.

 

[sunjai]

Although, I have the Lab report from a authentic lab , how can I value this strand. It is 143 carats..can anybody guide for a fair valuation.

 

[GemGeek]

I recommend checking with an auction house to see what sale price they could bring in an auction.

 

[parfaitelumiere]

would get one like this!
One day!

 

[hbyrne]

What a treat! Thanks for sharing these. Such wonderful variation in colour!

 

[Cees]

I met up with a company on the Hong Kong Fair from India which had nice 85-100 years old Basra pearls still in stock.
The company name is Kishore Motiwala in Jaipur. You could send them an email at pearlrealmoti@rediffmail.com

 

[pattye]

Cees,

Thank you very much for sharing that information to source Basra pearls.

 

[Pareltje]

Such a treasure!

 

[SunSeeker]

Sunjai, thank you for sharing your special pearls. What a great story!

 

[Katbran]

Sunjai - thanks so much for the photos and the story !!