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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 403133, member: 5833&quot;]Welcome, Frances.&nbsp; Kyratango has already nailed it.&nbsp; If my grandfather had not given them to her, I think my mother was ready to do murder for her mother&#039;s princess length strand of pearls.&nbsp; No murder had to be done &amp; then they came to me.&nbsp; When I took them with me to find matching pearl stud earrings, the clerk no sooner had them in her hands than she declared them fake.&nbsp; She taught me the &#039;tooth test&#039; Houseful just told you about.&nbsp; No matter how smooth they feel to your fingertips, genuine pearls feel amazingly gritty to your teeth.&nbsp; I have found this useful in distinguishing between other natural materials &amp; their imitators, such as coral.</p><p><br /></p><p>Real pearls of any quality will be knotted; the presence of knots is no guarantee the pearls are real.&nbsp; I have a number of strands of artificial pearls from my mother&#039;s wardrobe of the 40&#039;s &amp; 50s that are faux, with knots.&nbsp; A sterling clasp also does [NOT] mean anything beyond good quality costume.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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