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Thank you Jeg for the wonderful photos and travelogue. Most enjoyable but where is new travelling bunny? I hope he made the trip.

Lycat, they look lovely on you. Really glowing.

I thought it said 950 which being Japanese and vintage, tends to fit. Often they were marked 950 with the sterling mark I think for selling in other countries and because 950 exceeded the requirements for sterling.

I cannot think of anything at all which comes with a 20 year guarantee. Like Pearl Dreams says, wipe them off with a damp cloth and place them in a protective, breathable bag. Does she wear perfume? Perfume will seriously damage a pearl.

Izzie can you take a better picture of the diamond mark or describe it? I want to know if there is anything in the middle of the diamond shape as it is indistinct. Caribe used a diamond shaped mark - the same as what I can see with a P in the middle of it but, I have never seen any Caribe in...

Beautiful Georgian clasp of woven hair and seed pearls. I love mourning jewellery. Often pieces were commissioned by the hair owner and not distributed until after death as a memento. It was not unusual either to cut a lock of hair from the deceased. It is not macabre - people wanted to...

Wow. Thank you very much for sharing your photos. The carpet is magnificent.

Not me. I'm living vicariously - thank you.

IMO this is not a Sajen piece. When you compare the signatures they are unalike. Below is taken from a gold Sajen piece.

Jeg I love the remake. I love the playfulness of it. A great summer necklace.

Pearl therapy indeed! That must have lifted your mood no end BWeaves. It is beautiful.

Thank you BWeaves for your travelogue. All so enjoyable and your enthusiasm shines through. If that hasn't whetted your appetite for a trip to Japan to see it for yourself, nothing will.

BWeaves and Jeremy et al, thank you for taking us along on your trip. Fascinating. I had never heard of coral nucleated pearls before.

Pomelo you wear it very well. I love that style of necklace. Very modern.

On the CFW necklace, the beads in between look like daisy rondelles to me. They can be made in vermeil, plated or in gold I found out today. I doubt that they would be so generous with gold daisy rondelles but you never know.