Recent content by Caroline1960

I am not sure my eye sight is good enough, the pearls are about 4 mm and the holes are very small.

Sorry I miss read your reply. You are right the pearls don’t fit the box. My aunt bought many things from antique auctions during the 60’s 70’s and 80’s, so I am beginning to think she bought the pearls and the the clasp separately from an auction house and they possibly didn’t have a box so...

Thank you, I have done a bit more research and I think they are probably Akoya pearls. They don’t look like freshwater pearls. I am going to get them re strung.

My understanding is that my aunt who purchased the necklace for her daughter had the existing clasp replaced with the Georgian one, so no the pearls and the clasp are not the same age. I can see the bead in the pearl using the candle light method, so they are definitely cultured pearls, I just...

It is interesting that the Jeweler stopped trading in 1961, I think they were replaced by Hettiich. The original owner was given them as a present in 1980 so it is likely they weren’t new, but pre owned at that time if the jeweller had stopped trading 19 years earlier. Length wise they are...

I believe the clasp is likely to be a lot older than the actual pearls. They were given as a twenty first birthday present in 1980. I am not sure if they date from that time or earlier. Any information would be gratefully received, thank you. I think they are real because they feel gritty...