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So things don't really add up. The piece of info that I believe is the most accurate is that they were purchased in 1949. Where do I go from here. Is there any way to determine what I really have?

From the photos, is it possible that this is a freshwater strand in a Mikimoto box? I was thinking that might account for the low price given by the appraiser at the Roadshow. I enjoy wearing the pearls and it's ok with me if they aren't as monetarily valuable as I first thought. They were my...

Here are some photos. It's my first time to post photos online -- so let me know what I can do better. Thanks for all the info so far. By the way, it was "The Antiques Roadshow."

One more thing. My mother in law refers to my pearls as baroque.

When we married, my husband gave me his grandmother's Mikimoto pearls purchased in Kyoto, Japan in 1949. The strand is 19 inches long. They have been restrung and knotted. The clasp is sterling silver. It has a pearls in the middle -- no Mikimoto mark. The box is red and says K., Mikimoto...