What's a Baroque Pearl?

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.

Are baroque pearls worth anything?

Baroque pearls are about 25-35% the cost of round pearls. Natural pearls are extremely rare, and largely limited to auction and collector's markets. These can be worth 10 to 20 times an equivalent Akoya cultured pearl.

Are baroque pearls fake?

Distinguishing genuine cultured baroque pearls from their synthetic counterparts is easy when you know what to look for. These cultured baroque Freshwater pearls feature unique shapes and sizes, all with their own unique character and reactions to light. No single pearl is exactly like another.