My new earrings

[JerseyPearl]

Happy New Year to all! I received these fantastic mabe pearl earrings for Christmas as a gift from my husband. He purchased them from a local jewelry store, in their estate section. They are labeled natural color salt water mabe pearl earrings set in 18k gold. They are rather large and have a wonderful green orient with strong pink/cherry tones showing in varying intensity depending on lighting source. The background pearls are Edisons (12-15mm), Tahitian rope (taken with flash), and Tahitian drop pin (also a Christmas gift!)



I would love to know what kind of mabe pearls are in the earrings. The photos do not do their colors justice.

 

[pattye]

Jersey Pearl, Your husband certainly has a great eye for pearls! Love both pieces~they will be worn often, I'm sure! And great coordinating pieces with your other pearl jewelry. How cool to wear the pin as a pendant, too.

 

[Marianne]

What a lovely gift! The mabes look like Tahitians and wow do they ever pick up the colors of your other beautiful pearls!!!

 

[Pearl Dreams]

They seem large for Tahitians...what could they be? The color is lovely!

 

[GemGeek]

Those earrings are faboo. Good question. I would have guessed that they were Pteria penguin saltwater mabes with colored backing shining through the nacre, but there is just too much color going on. Whatever kind of pearls they are, you have scored!

 

[Pearl Dreams]

I never thought black-lip oysters were used for mabe pearls, but come to think of it, why wouldn't they be?

 

[CathyKeshi]

What they are is ... BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations

 

[Katbran]

Wow ! He chose very well !! Gorgeous ! I thought they were Tahitians but the size has thrown me !

 

[JerseyPearl]

Thanks everyone for the compliments and replies...I love them, and they go with almost any pearl!

 

[lisa c]

Fabuloso (am I the only one who sees a bug about to do something veeeery wrong? Shouldn't we give Jersey a heads-up?)

 

[JerseyPearl]

Haha Lisa C! That photo captures the real life look of the pearls quite well. The colors are difficult to capture with my iPhone. I have posted them on another site, and some suggest pteria penguin, but I am very curious!

 

[JerseyPearl]

I just looked at the earrings with my loop...the hallmark is "bp" (both letters in lower case). If anyone recognizes that maker, I'd appreciate any information. Thanks!

 

[CortezPearls]

The mabe pearl earrings are amazing! They look like my Cortez Mabe, but because of their height and shine I believe that Caitlin is correct: they must be Pteria penguin Mabe.
Great jewelry! You had a very generous -and pearl savvy- Santa Claus

 

[JerseyPearl]

Thank you Douglas, I appreciate the compliment and the opinion!