Natural Blister Pearls & Blisters for Sale

Natural blister pearls and natural blisters for sale. Pearls found attached to the inner surface of the shell are known as blister pearls. Some protrusions found on shells are just called blisters.

Natural Blister Pearl
Spondylus Blister
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Type: Spondylus
Shape: Elongated
Size: approximately 40 x 15 x 11mm
Overall size of shell: 78mm (about 3")
Color: Beige
Rare collector's item
Price: $600
Natural Blister Pearl
Pinctada Maxima Blister
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Size: approximately 13 x 12mm
Shape: Oval
Color: Lustrous White
Blister is deeply embedded into the shell and could technically be knocked off but it would require great amounts of polishing.
Price: $1,500
Natural Blister Pearl
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Type: Abalone Blister
Shape: Baroque
Size: 28 x 20 x 19mm
Color: Pale grey with pale blue and pink orient
Price: $2,450
Natural Blister Pearl
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Type of pearl: Tridacna Natural Blister Pearl
Shape: Baroque
Size: Pearl approximately 80 x 50mm (depth not measurable)
Color: White
Location of Origin: Philippines
Certificate: GIA New York
Featured in GIA Lab Notes article Gems & Gemology, Summer 2017, Vol. 53, No. 2. Article Located at: https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/summer-2017-labnotes-tridacna-blister-pearls-shells
Price: $9,000

Contact Kari to buy this blister pearl.
Natural Pearl
Type of pearl: Nautilus Blister Pearl
Shape: semi round
Size: 15.66mm
Color: white and silver
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Price: $6,310
Natural Blister Pearl
Natural Blister Pearl
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Type: Pinctada Maxima
Shape: Drop
Size: 35 x 20 x 13 mm
Color: Lustrous White
Price: $1,545
abalone pearl
Abalone Pearl

Color: Intense iridescent greens and blues with overtones of mauves, purples and oranges
Shape: Conical shape pearl still in shell and a wing pearl alongside it
Size:
Conical pearl: 90 x 40 x 28mm
Wing pearl: 70 x 12mm

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Price: $23,160
Contact Kari to purchase this pearl. Mention "Enormous Natural Abalone Pearl from New Zealand".


"Natural Shell Blisters and Blister Pearls: What's the Difference?"
Article by GIA

According to Elisabeth Strack in her amazing book, Pearls, blister pearls are pearls which originally formed as free pearls within the connective tissue of the mantle and which merged later with the shell. At first the pearl will only touch the shell at one point before a first stem-like connection forms.

The inter-growing of pearl and shell takes place in several stages and eventually leads to a complete merger. This means that the pearl will be integrated in the normal growth process of the shell, which increases in thickness during the mollusk's life.

Experienced pearl fishers and pearl dealers are usually aware that certain techniques will enable the original round pearl to be exposed and this can often prove a valuable surprise.

Blisters, sometimes confused with blister pearls, are formed by internal protuberances produced on the inside of the shell.

Blisters form when foreign objects such as larvae, worms, snails, crabs, fishes, tiny pieces of fish bones or tiny stones are flooded into the space between shell and mantle tissue, where they are trapped.

Blisters have irregular shapes and are sometimes hollow on the inside, where they are usually filled with a liquid and /or the rotting or dead remnants of the intruder.

Blisters must be cut out of the inside of the shell if they are to be used in jewelry. The same is true of blister pearls. Both blisters and blister pearls differ from free pearls insofar as the mother-of-pearl layers correspond to those of the shell. In the case of blister pearls, the outer layers have an even, parallel and not concentric arrangement, while the pearl within possesses a concentric structure.

Blister Pearls

Blister Pearls

Enormous Natural Abalone Pearls from New Zealand 
Type of pearl: Natural Abalone Pearl from the species Haliotis Iris Shape: Conical shape pearl still in shell and a wing pearl alongside it Sizes: …

Very Rare Nautilus Blister Pearl 
Type of pearl: Nautilus Blister Pearl Shape: semi round Size in mm: 15.66mm Color: white and silver Location of Origin: Philippines …

305 carat Pinctada Maxima Blister 
Type of pearl: Natural Saltwater Blister Weight: 305.259 ct Shape: Baroque, Undrilled, Cut from the shell Size: 45.80 x 35.00 x 28.00mm …

Maxima Blister Pearl for Sale Not rated yet
Type of pearl: Pinctada Maxima Shape: Drop Size: 35 x 20 x 13 mm Color: Lustrous white Location of Origin: Indonesia Unique Features: …

Pinctada Maxima Blister Pearl Not rated yet
Type of pearl: Pinctada Maxima Shape: Oval Size: approximately 13 x 12mm Color: Lustrous White Blister is deeply embedded into the …

Spondylus Blister Pearl Not rated yet
Type of pearl: Spondylus Shape: Elongated Size: approximately 40 x 15 x 11mm Size of shell: 78mm (about 3") Rare collector's item. …

Tridacna Natural Blister Pearl Still Attached to Shell Not rated yet
Type of pearl: Tridacna Natural Blister Pearl Shape: Baroque Size: Pearl approximately 80 x 50mm (depth not measurable) Color: White …

Big Baroque Pearl Attached to 10 inch Trophy Red California Abalone  Not rated yet
Type of pearl: Abalone Shape: Baroque Size: 28 x 20 x 19mm Color: Pale grey with pale blue and pink orient Location of Origin: Red …

Purple Blister Pearl Not rated yet
Type of pearl: Saltwater Pearl Weight: 106.85ct - Total weight including shell Shape: Baroque Size: 17.32 × 15.42mm Color: Violet …

88 carat Nacreous Natural Blister Saltwater  Not rated yet
Type: Nacreous Natural Blister Saltwater Weight: 88.538 carats Shape: Slightly baroque button-shaped, undrilled, cut from the shell Size: …

Green Mussel Blister Not rated yet
Type of pearl: Perna Viridis Shape: elongated Size: +/- 50 mm Color: pale-blue Location of Origin: Indonesia, Celebes Sea Price: …

Red Abalone Natural Blister Pearl Not rated yet
Type of pearl: red abalone blister *Shape: oval *Size: 20x15mm *Color: pink & green Location of Origin: Central coast California …

Natural Red Abalone Blister Pearl Necklace Not rated yet
Type of pearl: Red abalone blister Shape: round Size: 9 1/2 mm Color: pink & green Location of Origin: Central California Clasp …

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