white pearls..what are they?

[Jorku2019]

would anyone help me to know what kind of pearls are these? A very close family member, who is of age gifted me three strings of pearls. I am posted them one by one. The first necklace is 72 inch long with 10mm irregular white pearls and a 14 ct gold heavy clasp.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Those are baroque akoyas. Next?

 

[Jorku2019]

thanks a lot!

 

[Jorku2019]

thanks a lot for your prompt response and information. Much appreciated.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Do you have photos of the other 2 necklaces?

 

[Jorku2019]

Yes I do, but just learning how to navigate the webpage and upload the pics

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Click on the little square photo icon. It's 3 icons to the right of the smiley. Click on that, choose the photo and then click "upload".

 

[Jorku2019]

Here is the second 46 inch white, almost perfectly round pearl necklace.

Here is the second 46 inch white, almost perfectly round pearl necklace.

Here are the other pictures

 

[Jorku2019]

12mm round golden pearl necklace 46 inch

12mm round golden pearl necklace 46 inch

This is the third necklace with a beautiful hue of gold, round but with visible blemishes, 46 inches one

 

[Jorku2019]

Many thanks! It seems I am getting there

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Post #8, are those two photos of the same necklace? They seem to have a peach cast to them. If they are peachy in real life, they are freshwaters. Akoyas are not peach colored naturally, while freshwaters may be.

What size are the pearls? Akoyas don't get larger than 10mm, and that is really large for them-- usually they are smaller.

Is there a clasp? An endless strand (sans clasp) is more likely to be freshwaters.

Are the pearls fully round (more typical of akoyas) , or are they slightly egg shaped (more typical of freshwaters without a bead inside to make them round)?

The top photo, I see a circumferential ring on one of the pearls to the far right. This is typical of freshwater pearls.

More photos may help-- with the strand laid out straight or coiled, so we can see the whole thing.

 

[Jorku2019]

Yes, these are pictures of the same necklace, but under different lights. They almost perfectly round, 11-12mm, more on the whitish color, no clasp. From what I read in the forum, if of anything they might be south sea pearls. I'll take some better pictures tomorrow in the daylight and with the strand laid out straight. Many thanks

 

[Jorku2019]

The first two pictures are of the same strand, while the last is another one.

 

[Jorku2019]

these are additional pictures of the very first ones - you mentioned akoya

these are additional pictures of the very first ones - you mentioned akoya

these are additional pictures of the very first ones - you mentioned akoya

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Some freshwater pearls now have a bead inside. The trade name is "Edisons". These can be round and 11-12mm and even quite a bit larger, and other colors than white. They can be mistaken for SSP.

More photos tomorrow, yes!

At 11-12mm they are not akoyas.

The pearls in #14 are baroque akoyas.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Pearls in post #9 are freshwaters!

I merged your two threads to keep it all together.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Will check back later, now sitting down to supper with family.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Regarding the pearls in post #8, when you photograph them, please use a plain white background without flash.

We should assess whether they may be imitation. They seem rather uniform and the knots seem rather large for real pearls. Real pearls have small drill holes as they are sold by weight and small holes preserve weight; fake pearls often have larger drill holes, necessitating thicker thread and larger knots. This is not always the case, however, with better fakes (e.g. Majorica imitation pearls have small drill holes.) Also, it is more common for imitation strands to be strung without a clasp.

• Before handling them much, hold this strand against your face or lips (which are very temperature sensitive), and then hold the freshwater strand against your face or lips. Real pearls feel cooler than glass imitation pearls.

• Rub 2 of the pearls together gently, or rub one gently against the edge of your front tooth. Real nacre feels a bit gritty; fake pearls feel smooth.

• Check around the drill holes. Imitation strands may have swirls of excess coating, near the drill holes. The better fakes may not, however. There may also be some flaking off of the coating near drill holes, with older fake strands.

• Please take close up photos of any flaws or other unusual surface characteristics. If the nacre is missing anywhere, get a shot of that.

• If you have a loupe (a 10x magnifier) look at the surface and compare what you see with a smooth part of the surface of the freshwater strand. Real nacre is very smooth-looking at 10x magnification, while imitation pearl coating looks coarser.

Also, please measure the length of the strand, doubled.

 

[Jorku2019]

There are 5 necklaces in each picture. The first one is a graduated pearl necklace wt. my grandmother has given it to me and should be before 1920It should be very old and the small pearls are very tiny. The second one is mikimoto pearl necklace given by my husband. The third- is the very long - you mentioned baroque akoya- with gold clasp. The forth are large pearls - gold/peach and the fifth is the strand of almost perfect round pearl strand. White with some hues of silver and light yellow/ pink. They all are a delight to look at.

 

[Jorku2019]

Graduated pearls - which grandma mentioned came from Middle East

Graduated pearls - which grandma mentioned came from Middle East

They seem to be more of ivory rather than white. The difference can be seen to the main picture, where they are next to mikimoto pearls