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Date: 10/24/2005 9:36:08 PM
Author: DiaDiva
Any of you like pearls? I have tons of freshwater pearls and some southsea as well. Maybe we need to start a thread on that.
Yes. Picasso had a Blue period. I had a Pearl period. My Pearl period consisted of about two years of reading about, buying, and writing about pearls. Now I have strands of pearls and pearl earrings in various boxes and I don''t even remember where I bought everything and what matches what! (Add to that that I somtimes keep my daughter''s pearls with mine and you may get the picture of the confusion!) I should probably take one of the (many) new jewelry boxes I just bought and dedicate it solely to pearls!
At first I wanted only Japanese Akoya cultured pearls, but as the Chinese improved on freshwater pearls, I really got interested in them. They, unlike Akoya pearls, are almost entirely nacre! if they can be grown round and with good lustre, they should be more valuable than Akoya pearls! With Akoya pearls one constantly has to think about nacre thickness!
I do not like South Sea pearls. They are too big for my taste. I also don''t like black or grey pearls, which are now so fashionable. Mine are all white or rose or peach. Traditional size, color, and shape.
Deb