Are heart shaped pearls real?

Heart shaped pearls and star shaped pearls are also part of this inventory and are very popular shapes in the freshwater pearl world. These shapes, as with all pearls, were very hard to perfect with smooth skins, so the best of them are only a small proportion of the harvest.

What is the name for irregular shaped pearls?

baroque pearl
baroque pearl, pearl that is irregularly or oddly shaped.

Are misshapen pearls valuable?

The type of pearl that appears baroque shaped is always the main factor that determines its value. While the vast majority of misshapen pearls are freshwater pearls, their value is far lesser than that of baroque Akoya pearls, for example.

What are Edison pearls?

“Edison Pearls” are the latest in a LONG line of Freshwater pearl experiments are aimed taking on the legendary White and Golden South Sea pearls from Australia. These pearls are produced by a few radical pearl farms in China, and have only been available for 2-3 years now on the markets.

What does a baroque pearl look like?

Baroque pearls are pearls with an irregular, non-spherical shape. Shapes can range from minor aberrations to distinctly ovoid, curved, pinched, or lumpy shapes. Most cultured freshwater pearls are baroque because freshwater pearls are mantle-tissue nucleated instead of bead nucleated.

How can you tell if a pearl is baroque?

You can find both real and fake baroque pearls on the market. The easiest way to find out whether your pearl is real is by gently rubbing it along the surface of your tooth. A real baroque pearl will have a grittiness to it, while a fake one (both glass and plastic) will be perfectly smooth.

What is the rarest color for a pearl?

Naturally colored blue pearls are the rarest pearl colors in the world (with one or two exceptions, which we will get to below). The color has existed in pearls for decades, but only recently have naturally colored blue pearls gained popularity in the modern pearl jewelry markets.