Baroque freshwater cultured pearls are unique amongst cultured pearls in that they are non-nucleated, meaning that the mother-of-pearl you see is 100% nacre. This property gives these pearls fantastic luster. Whereas you may find baroque freshwater pearl necklaces with smaller pearls on competitor websites, we here at YurPearls use much larger (and thus higher quality) pearls - up to 14mm, giving you more value for your money.