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 Big Vintage Antique Mantle Style LARGE OLD WORLD MAP WALL CLOCK Wooden Mount New  US $49.99
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 OLD VINTAGE SMITHS ENGLISH MADE IN ENGLAND LONDON MANTLE SHELF CLOCK PARTS US $11.31
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 Vintage LUX MANTLE CLOCK from 1930s works and keeps time US $24.50
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 Seth Thomas Mantle Clock with Chime US $153.00
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 vintage black mantle clock as is for parts or restore gold face nice feet US $39.95
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 Howard Millers 82nd Anniversary Alvarez Chime Clock US $260.50
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 SESSIONS ANTIQUE MANTLE CLOCK ORIGINAL SUPERIOR CONDITION LOOKS RUNS GREAT US $51.00
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 FRENCH MANTLE CLOCKJAPY FERES 8 DAY MOVEMENTEXCELLENT CLOCK US $210.00
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 FERRIS WHEEL FALLING BALL BEARING GRAVITY DRIVEN MANTLE CLOCK No Winding US $406.99
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 Ansonia Don Caesar Don Juan double figural statue mantle shelf clock US $1,400.00
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 SETH THOMAS INLAID CABINET CHIME NO 61 1921 ANTIQUE WESTMINSTER CHIMES CLOCK US $310.00
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 SETH THOMAS PROSPECT 17 1917 ANTIQUE GOTHIC ARCH FINE INLAID CABINET CLOCK US $132.50
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 SETH THOMAS VERY RARE TAMBOUR 1904 ANTIQUE FINE TIME STRIKE CABINET CLOCK US $305.00
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 Antique Ingraham Kitchenette Mantle Clock circa 1910 US $36.00
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 Vintage Grace Black Lacquer Plastic Quartz Mantle Clock Japan US $18.50
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 ANTIQUE FRENCH ART DECO MANTEL CLOCK GARNITURE SET 3 PIECES YELLOW MARBLE US $930.00
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 Seth Thomas Round Arch Mantle Clock Black Pendulum Wall Grammercy US $20.00
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 Howard Miller Shlef Mantle Clock No613 526 Korean Made Near Mint A Must See US $47.99
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 SEIKO MANTLE DESK WORLD TIME CLOCK QQZ292G GOLD BRASS TONE NAUTICAL 11 1 2 TALL US $49.99
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 Solid Walnut Clock Mantle Case Handmade Artisan Mid Century Howard Miller Era US $22.00
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 1885 Antique E Ingraham WIZARD Mantle Clock or Shelf Clock Restoration Project US $31.00
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 SETH THOMAS ADAMANTINE Mantle Mantel Clock Antique Old Black US $91.00
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 GILBERT ANTIQUE BLACK WOOD MANTLE CLOCK with BEIGE FAUX MARBLE POLES and SIDES US $89.99
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 BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE VINTAGE WATERBURY BLACK MANTLE SHELF CLOCK ALL ORIGINAL RARE US $149.99
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 VINTAGE E INGRAHAM BLACK WOOD MANTLE SHELF CLOCK Repair or Parts US $9.99
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 Vintage electric Reproduction Louis XV Gilt Mantle Clock US $19.99
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 SESSIONS ANTIQUE MANTLE CLOCK ALL ORIGINAL SUPERIOR CONDITION LOOKS RUNS GREAT US $51.00
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 Junghans Gothic Black Forest Mantle Clock 1890 to 1910 US $159.48
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 WATERBURY FAUX MARBLE MANTLE CLOCK WITH BRASS ACCENTS RARE CLOCK US $.99
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 WATERBURY BLACK MOSCOW MANTLE CLOCK GORGEOUS CONDITION WORKS GOOD US $99.99
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 NICE Antique Royal The Winsted Clock Co Black Mantle Clock w Columns US $12.50
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 Antique Gilbert Black Mantle Clock w Porcelain Cherub Columns Dated 1905 US $150.00
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 SETH THOMAS OUTLOOK7 1921 ANTIQUE MANTEL CLOCK TIMESTRIKE RESTORED US $200.00
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 Vintage United Clock Corp Gold Brass Horse Shelf Mantle Clock Works US $29.99
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 Vintage Bulova Wood Mantle Shelf Clock Tempus Fugite Westminster Chimes Germany US $89.95
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 GERMAN LINDEN – CUCKOO MFG CO – BLACK FOREST MANTLE CLOCK ORIGINAL WESTMINSTER US $10.49
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 ANTIQUE SETH THOMAS PALERMO DORIC TOP C1905 SHELF MANTLE CLOCK US $250.00
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 Vintage HOWARD MILLER Mantle Clock Black Walnut Case Key Wound Westminster Chime US $149.99
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 VINTAGE ART DECO SETH THOMAS MANTLE ALARM CLOCK BLACK MARBLEIZED CATALINA CASE US $50.00
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 VINTAGE E INGRAHAM 8 DAY TIME STRIKE WITH CHIME MANTLE CLOCK US $59.99
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 Antique Oswald Black Forest Carved Irish Terrier Dog Clock Rotating Eyes rare US $110.00
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 Pennwood Mantle Clock Wood Case Great Design US $75.00
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 L1 GILBERT MANOR BLACK MANTLE CLOCK LIONS HEAD 8 DAY TIME AND STRIKE CLOCK US $3.03
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 RARE ANTIQUE SETH THOMAS ROSEWOOD ADAMANTINE MANTLE MANTEL TAMBOUR CHIME CLOCK US $85.00
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 Antique INGRAHAM MANTLE CLOCK BRISTOL CONN US $29.64
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 NEW SEIKO 2 CHIME QUARTZ MANTLE CLOCK MOVEMENT KIT service repair parts US $51.49
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 ANTIQUE EN WELCH 1890S CORELLI MANTLE CLOCK WITH KEY US $99.00
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 1920s Vintage Sessions Mantle Clock Solid Wood Case Dark Black Finish with key US $9.95
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 new cast 2 7 8 black mantle clock lion head side arm US $2.99
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 NEW OLD STOCK SETH THOMAS TRADEMARK CLOCK KEY FOR THE WESTMINSTER 124 MOVEMENT US $16.99
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 METAL MANTLE CLOCK CASE PARTS NO RESERVE US $12.99
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 old black mantle ornate brass dial surround US $2.99
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 Antique Sessions Faux Slate Mantle Clock Circa 1900 US $200.00
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 1900D RARE SETH THOMAS HYDRA MODEL BLACK ADAMANTINE MANTLE CLOCK US $500.00
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 1899C RARE SETH THOMAS NIPHON MODEL BLACK ADAMANTINE MANTLE CLOCK US $500.00
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 lot of 9 pct assorted black mantle clock cast side arm parts US $6.99
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 Ingraham Mantle Clock Bezel Dial US $9.95
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 1885 American Black 8 Day Column Mantle Clock US $36.00
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 German Antique Vintage Westminster Chime 8 day Mantel Clock US $9.99
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 Black Ansonia Mantle Clock Runs NICE LOOK US $9.99
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 Beautiful Antique Gilbert Mantel Clock US $95.00
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 SETH THOMAS MODEL BLACK ADAMANTINE with GREEN TRIM MANTLE CLOCK US $150.00
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 Art Deco Mantel Shelf Clock 8 Day Black Forest SPECK EMIL SCHWENNINGEN GERMANY US $129.58
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 Kieninger AEL01 Westminster Mantel Clock Movement Running 8 Day US $.99
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 Vintage W Haid West German Westminster Chime Tambour Mantel Clock With Key Nice US $69.99
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 Vintage Marble Base Roman Numeral White Face No Name Shelf or Mantle Clock US $9.99
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 Unique New George Nelson Designed Howard Miller Mezzanine Sized Ball Clock US $298.00
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 Vintage General Electric Plug in Wooden Mantle Clock US $19.99
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 SETH THOMAS ANTIQUE MANTEL SHELF CLOCK c 1908 RESTORED AMAZINGSHASTA US $117.50
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 SETH THOMAS ANTIQUE MANTEL SHELF CLOCK 3 FULL COLUMNS RESTORED c 1906 LK US $450.00
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 George Nelson Designed Howard Miller Ball Clock US $59.99
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 Clock Base for Insert Maple Prefinished ready to useNOS Great Gift Starter US $2.99
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 New Ivory or White Seth Thomas Black Mantle Clock Dial 2 Sizes DPM 4 US $1.95
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 Italian Marble and Brass Imperial Mantle Clock US $1,000.00
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 Seth Thomas New haven style NOSNew Old Stock black mantle clock movement kit US $69.95
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 5 Working Mantel Clocks Quartz Battery Great Lot US $9.95
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 VINTAGE CLOCK BY SESSIONS IN TEXAS CULTURED MARBLE US $42.00
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Answers To FAQs (And Not-So-FAQs) About Pearls
Are all Tahitian pearls black? What's the difference between a cultured pearl and a natural pearl? Are freshwater pearls inferior to saltwater pearls? Are South Sea pearls really golden?
Good questions. With all the different pearl colors and types out there, it can be difficult to know just what you're looking at. For those interested in buying pearls, or for gem enthusiasts who wish to learn more, here are answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about pearls.
Are All Tahitian Pearls Black?
Not only are Tahitian cultured pearls not exclusively black, they're also not grown in Tahiti. Called "black" because of their exotic dark colors, Tahitian cultured pearls can also be gray, blue, green and brown. And they're grown in the lagoons of small islands that are part of a group known as French Polynesia. Tahiti, the largest island, serves as the group's center of commerce, and not as a pearl growing mecca.
Tahitian pearls are cultivated for about two years in Pinctada margaritifera cumingi, a large mollusk native to French Polynesia. One of the ways this unique oyster differs from other species is its interior shell color, which is dark. This so-called "black lipped" oyster also has black mantle edges—the "lips" that give this animal its descriptive name.
Today, the most sought-after Tahitian cultured pearls are dark green-gray to blue gray with rosé or purple overtones. Pearl colors are determined by several factors, including variations in the host oyster, color variation of the implanted donor mussel tissue, the number and thickness of nacre layers, and variations in growing environment such as temperature and water quality. Tahitians are most often variations of gray, black, green and blue, but other colors exist.
At an average size of 8mm-14mm, Tahitian cultured pearls—especially those specimens that are gem-quality and round—are very expensive. According to the latest information from the Gemological Institute of America, up to 40 percent of implanted black-lipped oysters produce a gem-quality cultured pearl, but only about 5 percent of the pearls they produce are round. And only 1-2 percent of the entire crop will result in round cultured pearls of the finest quality. No wonder a Tahitian pearl strand is so costly! If you want to wear Tahitian cultured pearls, one way to do so without breaking the bank is to choose a pendant-style necklace with a single pearl, pearl stud earrings, a single pearl ring, or baroque (non-symmetrical) pearls. These designs are every bit as exotic and a lot more affordable than a matched strand.
What's the difference between a cultured pearl and a natural pearl?
Natural pearls are formed when an irritant, such as a parasite, makes its way into a pearl-producing animal such as an oyster or mollusk. To protect itself, the animal coats the irritant in nacre—a combination of organic substances that also makes up what we call mother-of pearl. Over time, the layers of nacre build up around the intruder and eventually form the organic gem we all know as the pearl.
Cultured pearls are formed in the same way as natural pearls, with one big difference: they get their start not by chance, but deliberately, when man intervenes with nature. To produce cultured pearls, a skilled technician, called a nucleator, induces the pearl-growing process by surgically placing an irritant—a mother-of-pearl bead and a piece of mantle tissue, usually—into a mollusk. The animal is then placed back into the water and monitored, cleaned, etc. until the pearl is ready to be harvested.
The Chinese have been culturing freshwater blister pearls (pearls that grow underneath the mantle on the inside of the animal's shell) since the 13th century, but Kokichi Mikimoto, a Japanese man, is credited with developing modern pearl culturing techniques. By the early 1920s, Mikimoto was selling his cultured pearls worldwide.
Natural pearls can be very beautiful, but due to overfishing, pollution and other factors, they are a rare find indeed. Thus, nearly all pearls sold today are cultured pearls. There are two main types: freshwater and saltwater. South Sea cultured pearls, Tahitian cultured pearls and akoya cultured pearls are all types of saltwater pearls. Cultured pearls of all types can be found in jewelry stores worldwide.
Are saltwater pearls better than freshwater pearls?
It depends on who you ask, but many pearl experts today agree that freshwater cultured pearls can rival the beauty of their saltwater cousins. Due to improvements in culturing techniques, freshwater pearl farmers are producing beautiful, round, lustrous pearls that are a vast improvement over the wrinkled, rice-krispie-shaped gems that typified the freshwater pearl crop of the not-so-distant past.
Produced mainly in China, freshwater pearls are often nucleated, or implanted, with mantle tissue only (rather than a mother-of-pearl bead). Because they do not contain a starter bead, tissue-nucleated freshwater pearls are 100% nacre. This gives them a beautiful luster and a durable surface that won't easily flake or peel to reveal the inner bead. By contrast, pearls that are bead-nucleated and harvested too soon often have only a thin coating of nacre that will flake or peel. This is a major problem: Unlike many other gemstones, pearls cannot be polished back to perfection.
Freshwater cultured pearls come in many beautiful natural pastel colors including cream, white, yellow, orange, pink and lavender. (Universally flattering lavender pearls are very popular right now.) White pearls are bleached to enhance their natural shine. Black freshwater cultured pearls are treated with dye or heat to produce their inky color.
Overall, freshwater pearls are more plentiful than other pearl types, thus they are generally more affordable.
Are South Sea pearls really golden?
Yes. Pearls produced in the aptly named "gold-lipped" oyster (P. maxima) can be a gorgeous creamy yellow, referred to as "golden" in the trade. (The silver-lipped variety of P. maxima produces beautiful silver or white pearls.) Grown in the South Seas—which stretch from the southern coast of Southeast Asia to the northern coast of Australia—these pearls are grown in one of the biggest oysters used in pearl culturing. Because they can accept a larger bead and secrete nacre faster than their smaller counterparts, these big oysters produce large pearls of exceptional luster and beauty. South Sea pearls' thick coating of nacre gives the gems a wonderful luster, or glow, that appears to come from deep within the pearl. The warm waters, abundant food supply and low pollution levels of the South Seas also help these oysters produce beautiful cultured pearls.
Although Australia produces 60% of the world's South Sea cultured pearls, Indonesian farmers work more with the gold-lipped oyster, and thus produce more golden pearls. The silver-lipped variety produces equally beautiful pearls that come in white to silver and often have rosé, blue or green overtones. Aside from giving them a light wash, pearl farmers do not treat South Sea pearls after harvest.
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