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    Pearls and clasps, in "Clasps – 4,000 Years of fasteners in Jewellery"

    Hello PG friends, I have been very busy shipping all orders since the English version arrived last friday and hundreds were shipped already. If you ever wonder who I am and WHY I did the book , it's here in English https://legemmologue.com/2017/01/24/fermoir-bijouterie-rencontre-anna-tabakhova/...
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    Pearls and clasps, in "Clasps – 4,000 Years of fasteners in Jewellery"

    Yes, I got it and it's carefully recorded, I notice it rains a lot where you are, so I will put the parcel under an umbrella :)
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    Pearls and clasps, in "Clasps – 4,000 Years of fasteners in Jewellery"

    I don't know why my photos are so small...
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    Pearls and clasps, in "Clasps – 4,000 Years of fasteners in Jewellery"

    Hello PG friends, The printing of the English version of the book is going on well. Pages are printed and the booklets are composed, soon deliveries will start. For the French version, 2 journalists put the book at the first place of beautiful jewelry artbooks of 2016, then 2017! Below is the...
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    Need help identifying pearls with platinum and diamond clasp

    What an interesting Art Deco find ! I would love to see it opened and on the reverse side.
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    Pearls and clasps, in "Clasps – 4,000 Years of fasteners in Jewellery"

    Better view. Interesting combination of articulated clip on clasp, isn't?
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    Pearls and clasps, in "Clasps – 4,000 Years of fasteners in Jewellery"

    I wish you a wonderful New Year, now it's 23:57 in Paris. Let's share a removable clip set on a box clasp that I photoshot in Geneva. It was a pair of bracelets with strands of pearls. One clasp is decorated with sapphires, the other with rubies. Enjoy Happy New Year everybody !
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    Pearls and clasps, in "Clasps – 4,000 Years of fasteners in Jewellery"

    Thank you fort encouraging me, the English version looks like it will be a big hit! Pre-orders started well. Yes I intend to come in USA for sure, though Tucson Jan. 28 - Feb. 12, 2017 might be too "just in time" for the book to be available. Anyway when coming will be on the agenda, It will be...
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    Pearls and clasps, in "Clasps – 4,000 Years of fasteners in Jewellery"

    Hi Pattye, the price is mentioned in €, it is your bank that will automatically apply the best currency exchange rate, better than I would in stating prices in USD myself. Besides export prices are 5,5% tax free, that's not a lot but worth annyway, and it works automatically. I saw orders of...
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    Pearls and clasps, in "Clasps – 4,000 Years of fasteners in Jewellery"

    Thank you , I just updated the translation for USA, right now. Anna
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    Pearls and clasps, in "Clasps – 4,000 Years of fasteners in Jewellery"

    So as promised here is a page with pearls, this clasp was crafted by my teacher in jewellery who also drawn all the illustrations. Because there are 28 in the book that are illustrating the glossary. In 1 minutes from now it will be monday in Paris so as promised pre-orders are opened on...
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    Pearls and clasps, in "Clasps – 4,000 Years of fasteners in Jewellery"

    Yes Pattye, when I started sharing photos with PG, I had no ideas where that collection of images would lead me. Remember 2008 ? https://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?2755-How-old-is-this-pearl-Play-again-!
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    Pearls and clasps, in "Clasps – 4,000 Years of fasteners in Jewellery"

    Yes, sure, I will, and I will revert for a photo as promised Pre-orders start on monday next. And the sooner the order is placed, the cheaper the shipping costs :)
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    Pearls and clasps, in "Clasps – 4,000 Years of fasteners in Jewellery"

    Yes I will autograph upon request. As on any online webshop, there is a space to leave a comment on check-out of the order. And I shall be very happy to do so. #soHappy. Thank you for encouraging me that way.
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    Pearls and clasps, in "Clasps – 4,000 Years of fasteners in Jewellery"

    REMEMBER what I wrote in october ? Now time has come to disclose about the surprise. The translation has been done in 2 times, first an english teacher translated from french to english, Yes 38,000 words, what a job ! Then my best friend offered me to review the translation to make sure it...
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    Pearls and clasps, in "Clasps – 4,000 Years of fasteners in Jewellery"

    Dear PG friends, I am very happy to announce that the English version is on the finishing, the book will be available by end of january. The Victoria and Albert museum who red the french version wrote to me : Le "Fermoir" has just arrived. It is beautifully produced, and very carefully...
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    Pearls and clasps, in "Clasps – 4,000 Years of fasteners in Jewellery"

    Thank you for such brilliant encouragements. Yes you can buy on line from the publishing house I set up for that purpose. But for the moment, only the french version is available, (though some american and english fans could not wait and already ordered it). I will revert with some posts...
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    Pearls and clasps, in "Clasps – 4,000 Years of fasteners in Jewellery"

    Dear PG friends, I have been away from the forum for a long time, being very busy to finish my book on history of clasps. Now the french version is released today, and some PG members advised me to communicate on PG though the english version is not available yet. I will come later for more...
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    quahog pearls found in Nova Scotia, Canada

    Great Caitlin, now your turn to show us your pearl !
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    enlarging drillholes without breaking the pearls

    Hello I drill till 3,4 mm wide , my favourite to enlarge any hole is a diamond covered drilling bit and don't forget to refresh the drilling point with water all the process long
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