Featured Eye Candies for coral people…

another update on my vintage coral collection
Now I have Mediterranean coral, momo coral, aka coral, deep water coral, and white coral…

for the bead necklace here, the top one with deepest hue is Mediterranean coral, two in the middle been Japanese momo coral, and bottom one white coral. My next aim is a string of black coral bead…
Now we have the carved piece here… the ship and peaches are deep water coral. Top two are momo again, the bottom one being white coral.


And branches! Noting that they are all jewelry ready to be worn, i.e. brooches and tie clip, not just loose stones. We have an aka coral branch here, which is the most precious coral and you can easily spot it here! The pale pink one is a rare pink momo, the first to be called angel skin coral.

here we have everything in my collection! I somehow forgot to include this hair pin in the vase…
I think this is an aka branch but a dead one, since it has a lot of defects, but still with that intense red color!

this is when Mediterranean coral and momo coral worn together! Can’t tell which color I prefer. I have always been a momo fan but these Mediterranean coral beads are sweet nonetheless! By the way, it’s only the half price of that momo necklace…

 

@Any Jewelry you can’t miss these!

 

Thanks for the tag. Breathtaking collection, I am still gasping for air.
Those peaches and the chrysanthemum brooches are my favourites, but they are all beautiful in their coral-ness.

 

I agree! The peach one is really unusual and finely carved

 

Thank you

 

Thank you I agree that black shirt or knitwear is just perfect match for all jewelry!

 

If anyone interested…

Here is a comparison between momo coral and aka coral under 30x magnification. You can see there are fine lines of growth like your fingerprints on momo coral, but aka coral, in contrast will have almost non-visible lines. How fine is that!

 

WOW! How beautiful and intricate! Thank you for sharing your treasures!

 

thanks I just can’t stop talking about coral these days!

 

What a stunning collection!

 

Absolutely gorgeous Shammy !

 

Thank you

 

Thanks

 

Splendid collection
You have perfect taste and give life to your jewels, that is GRREAT!
Let me find my black coral beads necklace to show it...

 

Breathtaking collection!
Things that are shown on this site, on one page such as these mouth-watering corals, add so much to my education about, an' appreciation for, Earth's bounteous baubles...just a rare an' amazing presentation, Shamster...Thank you!

 

Here it is!
Diameter of biggest : 1,7 cm.
Diameter of smallest : 1 cm.
Total length: 67 cm.
Weight: 54,7 grammes
Bought as fossilized wood beads...

 

Happy to hear that! It is a great pleasure to share my knowledge of corals

 

Oh wow! Most of the vintage black coral beads I have seen are just smooth beads resembling Whitby jet. But yours has a special charm and ancient look… I see why it’s mistaken as fossil