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<p>[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 6873451, member: 106"]So I was getting this necklace ready to photograph to find out what age it might be and to ask if I should bother to restring it or leave it as is. </p><p>Also, it was a good example of how old neglected gold which has been exposed to god-knows-what isn't always pretty and gleaming and can fly under the radar - sneaking by the thrift store pricing staff.</p><p><br /></p><p>And then ...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/redface.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" /> < le sigh ></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]420858[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]420859[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]420860[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]420862[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>So ... the decision to restring or leave as is was sort of made for me ... unless I decide to sell the pieces for scrap or whatever.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was 14" long. Does this indicate any particular time periods?</p><p><br /></p><p>As shown in the last photo, the beads are about 1/8" or 3mm in diameter. They appear to have been strung on a cord of braided silk. I can buy silk cording that looks identical (as far as I can tell), to this. </p><p><br /></p><p>The ends of this cord are affixed inside the gold clasp by some sort of brownish resin or pitch. I have seen this method used on other old (antique or nearly antique) beaded necklaces that I own. What is this stuff called? Can I melt it out of the hollows of the clasp and reuse it? Can it be purchased? Obviously, I need to know what it is in order to search for it .... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This substance is sort of visible in this photo</p><p>[ATTACH=full]420863[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking and I welcome your thoughts on this necklace. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 6873451, member: 106"]So I was getting this necklace ready to photograph to find out what age it might be and to ask if I should bother to restring it or leave it as is. Also, it was a good example of how old neglected gold which has been exposed to god-knows-what isn't always pretty and gleaming and can fly under the radar - sneaking by the thrift store pricing staff. And then ... :(:oops: < le sigh > [ATTACH=full]420858[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]420859[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]420860[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]420862[/ATTACH] So ... the decision to restring or leave as is was sort of made for me ... unless I decide to sell the pieces for scrap or whatever. It was 14" long. Does this indicate any particular time periods? As shown in the last photo, the beads are about 1/8" or 3mm in diameter. They appear to have been strung on a cord of braided silk. I can buy silk cording that looks identical (as far as I can tell), to this. The ends of this cord are affixed inside the gold clasp by some sort of brownish resin or pitch. I have seen this method used on other old (antique or nearly antique) beaded necklaces that I own. What is this stuff called? Can I melt it out of the hollows of the clasp and reuse it? Can it be purchased? Obviously, I need to know what it is in order to search for it .... :rolleyes: This substance is sort of visible in this photo [ATTACH=full]420863[/ATTACH] Thanks for looking and I welcome your thoughts on this necklace. :)[/QUOTE]
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