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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EstatesAppraiser, post: 257210, member: 5128&quot;]Hi, I believe the CO275 identifies the &quot;pearls&quot; as Majorca.&nbsp; I&#039;ve only ever seen that marking on Majorca necklace clasps.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an internet blurb about Majorca: </p><p><br /></p><p>Majorica Pearls is the brand name for a man-made type of simulated (faux) pearls.&nbsp; They were given this name because they were originally invented in Majorca (Mallorca), Spain, and continue to be manufactured there to this day. </p><p><br /></p><p>The company uses a hand-blown glass bead, and coats the surface with an adhesive paste made from iridescent North Atlantic fish scales and oil to make the surface look like a real pearl. These nuclei are repeatedly dipped, and polished between dippings. It takes 30 dippings and polishings to produce these hand-made &quot;pearls&quot;.&nbsp; A special final coating is then applied, and to prevent deterioration, Majorica pearls are then put under ultraviolet radiation. </p><p><br /></p><p>They are easily identified as faux pearls by the teeth test, as they are very glassy and without grit.&nbsp; For those without teeth, you can also X-ray them to see the bead inside.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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