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Ideal_Rock
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Okay, ladies, it's time to get our thinking caps on.
I have a question, maybe you can help. I have a pair of pearls, small about 6mm, that my great aunt bought sometime in the 1930's, probably in Japan. They have a rainbow orient, excellent luster, and a definitely medium gold body color. They are not at all white, as compared to my modern Akoyas and are close in color to my deep golden south seas.
They have never been worn, and have spent their life enclosed in a box with white batting. They are extremely smooth and round. My grandmother told me they were natural pearls, but she didn't speak English very well, so not sure if she meant natural color or natural as in not cultured. Did they culture pearls in the 1930's?
What the heck are they? Are they unbleached and undyed Akoyas? Do Akoyas lean toward golden when they are not bleached? Would the lack of light exposure for 80 years effect their color?
The rainbow orient is quite beautiful, the color is lovely, so I am wondering what they are. Here's another clue; in the box is a third pearl, a small silvery-grey baroque pearl. It is obviously bead nucleated, since I can see white in the area where the nacre is thin. Do they have grey baroque akoyas?
I don't know a thing about Akoyas, beyond the regular white ones, so let me know what you think.




I have a question, maybe you can help. I have a pair of pearls, small about 6mm, that my great aunt bought sometime in the 1930's, probably in Japan. They have a rainbow orient, excellent luster, and a definitely medium gold body color. They are not at all white, as compared to my modern Akoyas and are close in color to my deep golden south seas.
They have never been worn, and have spent their life enclosed in a box with white batting. They are extremely smooth and round. My grandmother told me they were natural pearls, but she didn't speak English very well, so not sure if she meant natural color or natural as in not cultured. Did they culture pearls in the 1930's?
What the heck are they? Are they unbleached and undyed Akoyas? Do Akoyas lean toward golden when they are not bleached? Would the lack of light exposure for 80 years effect their color?
The rainbow orient is quite beautiful, the color is lovely, so I am wondering what they are. Here's another clue; in the box is a third pearl, a small silvery-grey baroque pearl. It is obviously bead nucleated, since I can see white in the area where the nacre is thin. Do they have grey baroque akoyas?
I don't know a thing about Akoyas, beyond the regular white ones, so let me know what you think.



