Hi everyone! I'm new here 
I stumbled upon this website as I searched for a local person to inspect and appraise my newly acquired strand of pearls, and I thought this would be a great place to start while I continue my search for the right appraiser/inspector.
My great aunt passed along a strand of pearls to me. She bought them from Mikimoto while living in Japan. I believe it was in 1972, as the catalog included in the box is stamped with that date, and a Japanese vase that she handed down to me had a receipt inside of it that was dated 1972 (the receipt was for the vase - not the pearls. But they were purchased around the same time).
I am attaching photos here. Forgive me, as they are not great - I was struggling with shadows. You can't see it in the photos, but the back of the clasp says K14. The strand of pearls is 16.5" long (excluding the clasp), and the pearls measure approximately 0.25" (6.35mm) wide. I've included photos of everything that was with the pearls in case that helps, too - the jewelry box, plus the actual box that it came in, the cleaning cloth, cloth pouch, and catalog.
Any insight anyone can offer me would be greatly appreciated! I'm working on finding a reputable, trustworthy jeweler - but either way, I'd like to go into a jeweler having *some* kind of an idea of what I have!
Thank you!! <3
I stumbled upon this website as I searched for a local person to inspect and appraise my newly acquired strand of pearls, and I thought this would be a great place to start while I continue my search for the right appraiser/inspector.My great aunt passed along a strand of pearls to me. She bought them from Mikimoto while living in Japan. I believe it was in 1972, as the catalog included in the box is stamped with that date, and a Japanese vase that she handed down to me had a receipt inside of it that was dated 1972 (the receipt was for the vase - not the pearls. But they were purchased around the same time).
I am attaching photos here. Forgive me, as they are not great - I was struggling with shadows. You can't see it in the photos, but the back of the clasp says K14. The strand of pearls is 16.5" long (excluding the clasp), and the pearls measure approximately 0.25" (6.35mm) wide. I've included photos of everything that was with the pearls in case that helps, too - the jewelry box, plus the actual box that it came in, the cleaning cloth, cloth pouch, and catalog.
Any insight anyone can offer me would be greatly appreciated! I'm working on finding a reputable, trustworthy jeweler - but either way, I'd like to go into a jeweler having *some* kind of an idea of what I have!
Thank you!! <3
