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Found these beauties in a jewelry box from the goodwill dumpster! would love to know if they are valuable. I’ve done all the DIY tests, like rubbing them on my teeth, and touching them to my cheek, ect… they pass those simple tests. They have screw on backs with 14k marking as well as two other marks, a star and I think a Chinese symbol.The setting is very unique and I can’t find anything online that looks similar or with similar markings. I think they’re just gorgeous though and I wear them every day! I’ll post a few pics in hopes someone has any information that can help.
Good afternoon all. Is anyone able to shed light on the authenticity of these? I can't find much online about this clasp. Approx 18.5 inches. From 1970s. Many thanks.
Hi Rebecca
If anyone gets sniffy about using my book as a source throw my LLB(hons), LLM, cert Ed and 15 years as a university law lecturer at them! :08:
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Thank you very much Wendy.
I bought your book at Cooksons yesterday, and it is very easy to follow and helpful. I do like that you've added parts with the law and global warming in too, as that is something I do want to mention.
I have been having trouble finding articles etc. with new information, they all seem to be very old!
My name is Christian Forero, my parents bought this pearls (cultered ) in Hong Kong in 1998 to a very big retailer ( don't know the name ) with the intention of making a Pearl Jewerly store which they never did, consecuently the pearls where stored in a safe since the time they were bought.

I have 0 experience regarding pearls and was able to learn a little bit about them through the internet and forums such as this one, i want to sell them at a reasonable price since i have no use for them.

At that time i know they payed around 12,500$ or 21,300$ adjusted for inflation in today's dollar value.

I have checked each price tag and ''each pearl line'' and was able to check the value of the pearls to 19,910$ without including the pearls in the little bags which is a considerable amount of pearls left.

If someone can help me sell them or is interested you are welcome to message me.
Hi echo!
Why don't we collaborate on an article? All about Aussie Pearl's!
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This sounds great Douglas! I would really love to be a part of it. Please let me know how I can contribute.
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Hi. It looks like you normally get rather potato-y elliptical pearls with great luster...yes? And what you got this last time were just big potatoes with flat faces.
I'm in the UK. I may be able to get you what you want. No promises. Can you tell me how many and what you expect to pay per strand?
Congratulations KauaiAnne. You two make a very photogenic couple. Best Wishes for a happy life together.
Greetings fellow pearl lovers. I have loved jewelry every since I can remember. I am also a trumpet player by profession. The tops of the valves of the trumpet are "Mother of Pearl," hence my screen name.
Recently my mother gave my daughter her 3-strand lovely genuine Akoya 7mm necklace with a diamond clasp. I knew she would never wear the necklace that way so I offered to have it restrung. I sought out some lovely 14K gold bow clasps on Etsy and purchased 3 of them to have them restrung into 2-18" Necklaces and 1-7" Bracelet. I paid to have them shipped to a pearl restringing company in NYC. Upon their return I realized that one of the clasps purchased was defective! Ugh, my mistake for not checking them before sending to be restrung. With hesitation, I cut off the defective clasp and sent it back to the seller for an exchange. When the new clasp came I was not looking forward to properly boxing, taking it to the post office, and paying for shipping, insurance, and yet another restringing job.
So, I said to myself, "How difficult can restringing pearls be?" I got on YouTube and watched several videos on how to restring pearls. I purchased some inexpensive freshwater pearls to practice, and I was off!
Long story short, months later I have become the Mother of Pearl Trumpet!
Let me just say, I'm all about the Clasp with the Pearls.
No "plain Jane" (sorry to anyone named Jane out there) clasps for me. I have found vintage clasps on EBay and had them repaired, polished and then restrung with new or different pearls. It has been so much fun creating new and beautiful pearl necklaces, bracelets and earrings. I love taking the vintage and older, and giving it a fresh look. With the help of my local jeweler (to check for authenticity and handle repairs) I have made some stellar new creations. My profile picture is a double strand of Vintage Akoya pearls 8.5-9mm, creamy white, and an 18K White Gold Rhodium Dipped Clasp with small rubies and a center diamond. This was a European Strand with it's own pearls that will be turned into an Opera Strand with yet another clasp I'm ordering from India.
I plan on creating a thread that will celebrate "Pearls Restrung" and feature pictures of my projects and submit them for fun. I'd love to see yours too, if you want to post.
I even created a new Verb for my craft..."Pearling", now my kids say, Mom is Pearling again.
Looking forward to reading your posts, and posting more of my own creations.
Does anyone have experience or have heard of The South Sea Pearl.com?
Dear Patty, I recently purchased a vintage 14k Mikimoto Pearl Brooch on an auction website paid almost $700. The website states visible glue on the Pearl. I examined the brooch carefully, it does have MG K14 hallmark on the brooch. On the back of some pearls do have noticeable yellow glue than the other pearls. All pearls do appear to be light cream in bright luster. But some of the pearls are not in a perfect condition, you can see tiny blemishes on the pearls. Do you think it’s possible for someone to switch pearls?
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Hi Janice, What a lovely brooch! Well, it sounds like the pearls are well matched for color, and as Akoyas can get a more creamy color with age, I would say that newer pearls would be a distinctly different (lighter) color. It would take some doing to remove pearls without damaging them. And then find similar pearls to replace them. It is difficult for me to imagine why anyone would switch pearls on your brooch. Removing a pearl from its post in a piece of jewelry is a difficult thing to do. Miki has multiple grades of pearls, and possibly lightly blemished pearls were used in the brooches.
Was a pearl grade indicated or that there were light blemishes? Is it returnable if you feel it isn't as described?
Wishing you the best, Pattye
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