Full strand of cultured freshwater pearls in a baroque rectangle shape. How incredible are these?! Big, heavy, chunky pearls. These are baroque pearls and quite irregular: the shape is irregular, the surface is irregular and the size is somewhat irregular. These vary a little strand by strand; some strands are slightly more irregular than others. Please refer to the photos as these are photos of this batch.

Surface: Nice lustre. Quite an irregular surface, with occasional breaks in nacre.
Colour: Natural lilac with touches of peach.
Size: Approx. 16mm to 20mm long (18mm on average), 12mm wide. Because the shape varies quite a bit, this is very much just an average size.
Strand Length: Approx. 38cm
Beads per strand: Approx. 22
Hole size: Approx. 0.6mm

What are Cultured Freshwater Pearls?
Cultured freshwater pearls are farmed natural pearls grown by mussels. The mussel is implanted with a tiny piece of mantle tissue, in a process called nucleation. The pearl will then form around this tiny piece of mantle and be harvested when the desired size/age is reached. One mussel can produce dozens of pearls!

My Beads has gained a strong reputation for our range of freshwater pearls, developing relationships with key cultured pearl suppliers over the years. We continue to offer very competitive pricing, and strive to offer a high level of value in terms of the overall appearance (size, shape, nacre and lustre) of our pearls. We offer a range of qualities, from very affordable irregular nugget pearls to stunning, lustrous near-round pearls. We select our pearls based on their inherent appeal – so even our most inexpensive pearls are beautiful and very wearable!