PEARLS ANYONE???

[ixKNIVESxi]

is anyone else here just obsessed with pearls? i am.... I come across them frequently and its always a pleasant surprise.

the way light interacts with the nacre.

part of what i have amassed so far...

 

[Jose The Goon]

"Knives"....first of all...MERRY CHRISTMAS !!
You may or may not be aware of this, but for you and our other fellow treasure hunters, I'm posting this story that I remember from 20 years ago. I cut out the article from a newspaper when it was first discovered but I can't find it right now. But, there is a lesson to be learned here.
This is why we should never leave any stones un-turned & never take anything for granted, no matter what "the experts"might give as an opinion.
This item was thought to be "costume jewelry" at an antique store & was in a basket on the counter with other "junk". It was bought for $ 14.00 & is a rare pearl from a quahog. Until I first read the article, I never knew that Quahogs had pearls, & I dug many of them in my youth.
This is known as: " THE GOLASH PEARL "
So everyone should be aware of the existence of these pearls.
CHEERS!! J.T.G. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night !
LINK:

Golash Brooch - Antique Jewelry University

The Golash brooch – named after its discoverer, Rhode Island jeweler Alan Golash – is a gold brooch set with one of the largest and finest quahog pearls (14 mm round button) thus far found. It was discovered in 2005 at an antique store where it was misidentified as a piece of costume jewelry and...

www.langantiques.com

ps. I remember when it was first discovered, the newspaper article estimated that it was worth about $ 500,000, and that was 20 years ago.

 

[Gare]

IX glad you like them. Interesting posting for sure. Question ? How can you tell the Real pearls from the fake or look a likes ?

 

[ARC]

Also check out "conch pearl".

 

[Chilli]

My misses has a necklace of Australian Black freshwater pearls. The irregular shape, not the usually seen round ones, is typical they say of them from here. They look lovely in the sunlight giving off almost peacock colours.

 

[opalboy]

To tell a real pearl from a fake, rub the pearl on your “real” teeth, a real pearl is going to have a gritty feeling on your tooth, while a fake will be a smooth feeling on the tooth.

 

[ixKNIVESxi]

My misses has a necklace of Australian Black freshwater pearls. The irregular shape, not the usually seen round ones, is typical they say of them from here. They look lovely in the sunlight giving off almost peacock colours.
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they call the oddly shaped ones "baroque"

 

[ixKNIVESxi]

To tell a real pearl from a fake, rub the pearl on your “real” teeth, a real pearl is going to have a gritty feeling on your tooth, while a fake will be a smooth feeling on the tooth.

you can also just rub them together

 

[Digger RJ]

is anyone else here just obsessed with pearls? i am.... I come across them frequently and its always a pleasant surprise.

the way light interacts with the nacre.

part of what i have amassed so far...

Very Cool!!!