Thanks for the restringing advice, Pearl Dreams! I found two respected local jewelers who do pearl restringing & will take my lovelies to them this Saturday.
And Happy Huku, I totally agree with you about graduated akoyas with pretty clasps - to some they may look a bit old fashioned, but as...
Thank you so much for the info, ladies! I'm just tickled pink to own a strand of real vintage Akoyas. I will never sell them - it will be a daily joy to wear them, and now I can have fun searching for some matching earrings & perhaps even a bracelet, too.
Do you recommend anyone in particular...
These lovelies were softly gleaming at me from a small glass case at an estate sale this past Saturday (my first one!) & before I knew what had happened, I had purchased them for $250. I felt drawn to them & just couldn't leave them behind. The gentleman running the estate sale told me they...