09-22-2016 03:45 PM
09-23-2016 04:23 AM
They look like some form of agate to me.
09-23-2016 06:11 AM
Kinda look like angle skin coral to me?
09-23-2016 06:55 AM
Agree with the coral now that I am double checking
09-23-2016 09:31 AM
Thank you very much! I sold these as angel coral beads. I had taken this necklace to a gemologist and was told they were angel coral and listed them as such. They sold. The buyer sent me these pictures to say they were not angel coral. She filed a SNAD. I have accepted the return but wanted to make sure I had not been mislead on what they were.
09-23-2016 09:58 AM
Do you think it is possible the Buyer believes that the beads are shell rather than coral? The images obviously, to them, show something that excludes angelskin coral, not sure what that is though.
09-23-2016 10:07 AM
She just said they were cracked and had areas that she thought were too translucent. I can only guess that she has been shown reconstituted coral beads and thinks that is the real deal.
09-23-2016 10:59 AM
I think this video is amazing about how they handle the coral in Italy and at 1:47 on the video there are beads that resemble hers, beautiful pieces not just jewelry and the colors. Just thought I would share 🙂
That "shrimp has a lot of translucency" and I think the polishing has a lot to do with that also.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhCgE2iRje8
09-23-2016 02:47 PM
Thanks so much for the video link! Beautiful items!
09-23-2016 03:50 PM
09-23-2016 06:00 PM
I agree with evelyb30, the color is just too dark for Angel skin coral
09-23-2016 06:06 PM
Does coral come in a darker pink color. I looked up conch shell beads and they appear pale also.
09-23-2016 06:38 PM
I don't know if this will help, but there's an extensive discussion here of differences between angel skin coral and conch shell (it's in reference to cameos, but the material discussion can stand alone):
http://cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/materials-guide?showall=&start=1
09-23-2016 06:58 PM
Thanks again for the links. I can't tell from her pictures if the color goes to the yellow or the blue. The lighting in the photos is different in each one. The necklace has not been returned yet but when it does arrive I will check it in sunlight. Great article! I am getting a great education. I can now see how it can be confusing.