Featured Fake or cultured pearl necklace

hi guys, found this today, was wondering your thoughts

cold to the touch, at first

very gritty on teeth

but not sure if its a silver clasp no markings

has a cat gut type string

any thoughts appreciated, thanks

 

I think if gritty on your tooth - real. If smooth - cultured.


Thanks @Ownedbybear - should read: if smooth - Fake.

 

Cultured are gritty, they're still "real". It's the faux ones, such as those made from fish scale that are smooth.

I suspect these are cutured pearls.

 

thanks for the info Obb

 

Is the pearl in the clasp also gritty? Did you look on the part that pushes in all over it?

 

The genuinely nacreous productions of some poor freshwater mollusks, artificially induced. I don't know the whole story behind these pearls, but even buying from an expensive source they do not cost that much for a strand. If you're already in China, they're not much at all:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/15-...-AA-Grade-6-7mm-for-Necklace/32268775216.html

Bracelet construction is very simple; a better one would at least have been knotted between pearls. A pretty thing, not of high monetary value.

 

hi marko, interesting, the pearl in the clasp is not gritty

no marks on connecting pieces though

 

they look good from here

 

thanks buddy !!

like most things there seems to be a massive price variation, as bronwen showed there seems to be alot very modern types from china

i get the impression these are a little older though

 

They're Chinese freshwaters from the look of them. They could be 20 years old with no problem, maybe 25. Not much older.

 

Thanks evey

 

Older pearls that size, if they were cultured pearls, would be knotted and have a precious metal clasp. These were made when someone figured the pearls were worth about as much as glass beads.

 

thanks for the info, i had a feeling it wasnt a quality piece by the clasp.

was only a £2 thrifty buy, but i've gained that back in knowledge now !

 

Hard to get hurt at two quid. The pearls are worth that; I'd be busily restringing them on proper cording with the knots and adding a real clasp. But I'm weird.

 

I agree. They seem to be graduated. I would wear them as is.

 

nah, your not weird, if your weird i'm weird, i was thinking the same thing

the pearls themselves are quite pretty actually, and not small

 

How long is the strand?

 

How Long is a Chinaman !