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<p>[QUOTE="toomanytocount, post: 265891, member: 5115"]My take is that these are costume, real pearls have a slight variance in their surface iridescence. The tooth advice is a really good one and easy to do, I have used it myself when I was not sure. Sometimes you get a nice surprise, sometimes not. From the images here, you can see the wear and some losses of the surface coating near the bead hole, which is quite normal for it's age. The clasp looks like 1950's type of a good quality necklace.</p><p>I would gently use a dry soft brush, and buffing cloth, if you want to wear them. It matters to have something handed down from your family. This is an important keepsake, not matter what it is IMO.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="toomanytocount, post: 265891, member: 5115"]My take is that these are costume, real pearls have a slight variance in their surface iridescence. The tooth advice is a really good one and easy to do, I have used it myself when I was not sure. Sometimes you get a nice surprise, sometimes not. From the images here, you can see the wear and some losses of the surface coating near the bead hole, which is quite normal for it's age. The clasp looks like 1950's type of a good quality necklace. I would gently use a dry soft brush, and buffing cloth, if you want to wear them. It matters to have something handed down from your family. This is an important keepsake, not matter what it is IMO.[/QUOTE]
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