My new best friend

[barbaradilek]

Here are my new( to me!) pearls.The strand is 55cm long,they were a wedding gift to a bride in the Lebanon in the 90s.The clasp is 18 ct gold set with diamonds( one is missing) I was surprised at how the small pearls have a high mirror reflection.I tried to photograph it but wasn’t successful.They apparently were never worn,not the brides taste,and the strands have been tightly strung.so much so that one strand doesn’t lay flat.I wonder of it would be worth getting them resting,or whether they will relax over time and wear.

 

[barbaradilek]

Blooming spellchecker thinks it can second best me huh.I meant restrung,not rest.Spellchecker now on naughty seat

 

[barbaradilek]

Blooming spellchecker thinks it can second best me huh.I meant restrung,not rest.Spellchecker now on naughty seat

 

[ennui]

Very pretty! I think the strands should relax with wear. Try hanging them from a doorknob when you're not wearing them, and maybe the weight of the pearls will help.

 

[BWeaves]

They should relax with wear, but they may be naturals. They are baroque in shape and the drill holes are often at a bit of an angle to whatever axis of symmetry they may have. So they'll never hang smoothly like a strand of round pearls. But they should relax enough to not look kinky.

The diamond should be easy to replace, even with a lab grown one. I just had a small labgrown sapphire replaced in a pearl clasp while it was still strung.