Necklace with sapphire beads

[Elias]

Hello,

This is a 18k yellow gold necklace with colored sapphire beads in gold that emulate the shaped os the pearls. What kind of pearls are those? Are they nice? I saw that they don't have knots.

Thank you

 

[StarryPearl]

I believe these are Chinese freshwater pearls. Beautiful design!

 

[jshepherd]

Agree!

 

[Pegleit]

Very beautiful! If you look closely, there are knots between some pearls. I imagine that they all have knots but not all are visible.

 

[KarinK]

It's a little puzzling to me that one would use such expensive rondelles (assuming the stones are real, not lab created and the metal is solid) with rpretty standard FW pearls. Maybe it's from a time when these pearl were more rare than they are today and most FW pearls were potato shaped. But, yes, FW.

 

[lilliefuzzysocks]

I haven’t seen oxidized 18k ever. This necklace is suspicious.

 

[JerseyPearl]

I haven’t seen oxidized 18k ever. This necklace is suspicious.

Just fyi, 18k can be plated with black rhodium which gives an oxidized (blackened) look to the metal.

 

[Elias]

Hello everyone and thank you for identifying the pearls as freshwater from China. About the rondelles yes they are made of 18k gold, Yellow for the yellow sapphires and black rodium plated for the pink and blue just to enhance the look of the colors.

 

[KarinK]

Those rondelles really deserve some better pearls...