New Finds — Pearls

20mm round. These old beauties have an irregular pink tint. They seem to have more of the tint around the hole. When beaded, they are stunning. These are actually made of compressed cotton and then coated with a luminous pearl finish! This process produces a very solid and rock hard pearl bead that is light as a feather! Rare beauties indeed! Made in Japan in the 1940’s. These faux cotton pearls are very sturdy under normal wear, however, they are not water proof. 20mm round. These are actually made of compressed cotton and then coated with a luminous pearl finish! This process produces a very solid and rock hard pearl bead that is light as a feather! Rare beauties indeed! Made in Japan in the 1940’s. These faux cotton pearls are very sturdy under normal wear, however, they are not water proof.

6mm Pearls "made in Japan". These are already knotted and have perfectly preserved silver toned bead tips so all you have to do is add your finishing touches. We purchased them from an old lot of designer overstock. These are in mint, uncirculated condition. The luster is stunning. Unbelievable price!!!

6mm Pearls "made in Japan". These are already knotted and have perfectly preserved gold toned bead tips so all you have to do is add your finishing touches. We purchased them from an old lot of designer overstock. These are in mint, uncirculated condition. The luster is stunning. Unbelievable price!!!

The finished necklace is 15.5" in length. These wonderful 11mm large acrylic simulated pearls have a wonderful sheen. The clasp is actually one of the pearls and two smaller pearls surround the clasp for a nice finished look. Lightweight and "made in Japan".  Steal of a Deal!

Average size - 9mm but they vary by shape. Oh baby. . . .get these while they last. They are "made in Japan" vintage with a variety of shapes in each lot. Stunning!

5mm faux pearls. These wonderful vintage goodies are knotted and have silver toned bead tips on the ends. You receive a 10" strand already to add to your designs. The original tag is still in tact. It says Torii Brand simulated pearl "Made in Japan". These were meant to add to other beads. You can add a jump ring to the ends and add some other beads and findings to get a unique vintage look. These are in mint, uncirculated vintage condition.

22mm round temporarily strung on a 30" strand. 35 beads in all . . . A lot of beads. Made in Japan for the Trafari Co. a really long time ago. These are big and breath taking yet light as an empty egg shell. The luster is so luxurious. You will be amazed at how lightweight these early poly plastic beads are. Get them while you can as these are limited.

20mm round temporarily strung on a 30" strand. 38 beads in all . . . A lot of beads. Made in Japan for the Trafari Co. a really long time ago. These are big and breath taking yet light as an empty egg shell. The luster is so luxurious. You will be amazed at how lightweight these early poly plastic beads are. Get them while you can as these are limited.

4mm round. These stunning pearls have a silk finish that is really hard to photograph. You will simply love these faux pearls. These old beauties are temporarily strung on a 58" strand. They were "made in Japan" in the 40’s.

18" long strand of temporarily strung glass faux pearls in sizes 6mm to 10mm. Circa 1940’s - "Made in Japan". These faux glass pearls are in mint, uncirculated condition. Stunning luster that is pristine!

16-18mm. These are a very nice AB quality with a finished backing of Mother of Pearl Shell. Check out the enlargement to see the back of this natural beauty.

18-19mm. These are a very nice AA quality with a finished backing of Mother of Pearl Shell. Check out the enlargement to see the back of this natural beauty.

12mm round. Super luster and look without the weight. The base of these beauties is acrylic so they are lightweight with a big fat wonderful look! These old goodies came out of old stock in mint condition and uncovered in the original packaging with "Made in Japan" on the label. These pearls were used for a line of jewelry produced by the Napier Company quite some time ago. You receive 65 fabulous pearls.

3mm. These are from very old "Made in Japan" uncirculated necklaces that came apart from age. We sorted these cuties out to bring you small lots to work with. They are glass that have a cream luster coating on them. When strung, these babies are beautiful!

2.5mm. These are from very old "Made in Japan" uncirculated necklaces that came apart from age. We sorted these cuties out to bring you small lots to work with. They are glass that have a cream luster coating on them. When strung, these babies are beautiful!

10mm round. Made in Japan. Old beauties from the 30’s. Oh my. . . . .Another super find! Color, style and luster all in a 16" strand of pearls!

Graduated from 11mm to 3.5mm. You will receive a temporarily strung 18 inch graduated strand. These are in mint condition. They were made in Japan for the top design houses in the 30’s. Great deal here. They just don’t make um like this anymore!!!

22mm round!! That’s right. . . .these are really big! The base of these beauties is acrylic so they are lightweight with a big fat wonderful look! They came out of old stock in mint condition and uncovered in their original packaging with "Made in Japan" on the label. These pearls were used for a line of jewelry produced by the Trifari Company as well as Napier quite some time ago. You receive 18 fabulous pearls. That’s a 15 inch temporarily strung strand of pearls. Heck of a "colossal" deal!