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Sold Brand new Blue Akoya hank from Moline Pearls

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This hank of pearls, unknotted and never strung ever, is from Andrew Moline of Moline Pearls. These pearls are baroque blue akoya. They are near round. They do have some blemishing, but the point of these is really the color. They are 7.5 to 8 mm in size.

I purchased these in January and I was going to do a project with them. I am going to go another direction now.

I paid $825 for the hank. It is 16 inches now, so once you knot it and add a clasp, you will have an 18 inch strand.

I am asking $700. Shipping will be $10 in the US and if there is an overage, I'll cover that overage. This will be a final sale.

Pearl Paradise as well as other vendors will string this for you, as well as likely Andrew.

Photos are taken on a cloudy day, in natural light near a window.

Comparison pearls in the photos are gem quality akoya. These are not included in the sale. I use these as comparison pearls to show that the hank does actually have very nice luster for baroque pearls.

I would say that the color of these pearls varies from pale blue to silver blue and a few are more green toned. There is a variety of different colors in the hank but they all read blue together and work together cohesively. However if you were to pick out individual pearls to match you would find that some of the tones of the pearls are slightly different.

I would prefer to sell these here so I'm going to wait to do a listing on Loupe Troop.

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Thanks again!! I already have plans, haha. I hoard brooches and there's nice edwardian one that will be added to the strand. If that doesn't work there are a few other brooches that could fit. Also an opal halo pearl enhancer that fits 7.8mm pearls. This is gonna be perfect.
 
Thanks again!! I already have plans, haha. I hoard brooches and there's nice edwardian one that will be added to the strand. If that doesn't work there are a few other brooches that could fit. Also an opal halo pearl enhancer that fits 7.8mm pearls. This is gonna be perfect.

Congrats on your buy, they are gorgeous.

I know this is a super weird question - but I was eyeing these exact pearls in the original post. However, I didn't need a full strand, just 7-9 pearls for a tin cup bracelet.

If in your project you find you have extra length and lop off a few pearls, keep me in mind and I will happily buy them off you! :bigsmile:

**edit - ugh, please tell me if this is poor etiquette to ask!
 
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Congrats on your buy, they are gorgeous.

I know this is a super weird question - but I was eyeing these exact pearls in the original post. However, I didn't need a full strand, just 7-9 pearls for a tin cup bracelet.

If in your project you find you have extra length and lop off a few pearls, keep me in mind and I will happily buy them off you! :bigsmile:

**edit - ugh, please tell me if this is poor etiquette to ask!

I think i'm going to end up using it all! i wanted a longer strand with clasps at each end to hook onto a larger brooch, or to a vintage ring thingy. or wear with the clasps in the back with this in the front: https://www.instagram.com/p/BkG5EPfhnmL/?igshid=upobh0nx7ua
 
Thanks again!! I already have plans, haha. I hoard brooches and there's nice edwardian one that will be added to the strand. If that doesn't work there are a few other brooches that could fit. Also an opal halo pearl enhancer that fits 7.8mm pearls. This is gonna be perfect.

That sounds like a really pretty plan!
 
Oh that is going to look awesome!!! Thanks for letting me know. Nooooo worries. I was late to this party anyway-

Cees has blues too. Not nearly as nice, but they are also more budget friendly too. If you want a bracelet, you could buy a hank and pick the best 6 or 7. He has strands starting at $200 USD for baroque blues. Yes, a lot will be milky and unattractive, but if you pick a strand that has at least 7 or 8 nice ones, it's pretty economical.
 
What a happy little thread ! :appl:
 
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