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Well this is in fact the photo of the clasp I saw when I attended to the previous sale. A pure wonder. you may like to jump page 5 to see that famous clasp! I put it again here

I attended the first auction in 2018, lots of photos to see in getting back from page 1, especially the clasp page 5 but not only (well, I love clasps indeed :)). I took a lot of photos . Enjoy !

Oh good t read that I remember attending to this auction ! Fabulous necklace indeed

Hi Friends, thank you for quoting clasps, I love to read about clasps, of course. I will answer to 2 questions : 1- what is your favourite clasps : mine are antique Egyptians, they used 4 types of clasps and invented 2 : the box-shaped and the tongue in groove clasp 2 - is there a review of the...

Oh Glad to read such a comment after 3 years of release. This book brings so much happyness to me and to readers as far as I understand...

What a wonderful combo both in color and shape, I'm thrilled to see the final mounting, congratulations to the happy owner.

Thank you Jeremy !

Hello PG friends, I have seen some photos of amazing big blue baroque ""salt water akoya cultured pearls from TsushimaIsland "" and I would like to have more information. Do some of you have any information ? I mean : it is new ? how big ? colors ? special process of production, ?which...

I am over the moon to see that clasp is given more and more importance. As some may know I have carried out a story of Clasps over 4000 years & 30 countries, and I have given lectures over the world on the subject. Your collection of Art Deco period clasps is a real eye candy. I do love clasps...

Really nice combo with antique chains

Hello PG Friends, My next West Coast Clasp Book Tour is nearly fixed and I wanted to share with you the program : Paris, San Francisco, Colorado, London: 22 Mars, Paris, Ecole des Arts Joailliers par Van Cleef & Arpels https://www.lecolevancleefarpels.com/fr/conferences April 14th, San...

I think I did not see your post before, but beware of dating necklaces from the clasp ! A new match between clasps and strands is very common. I found many necklaces that have been updated with more contemporary clasps as from the XVIII century to comply with customers taste. You may know I...

Thanks for keeping this thread active. As I am preparing a lecture oc clasps history in Paris in march, I was talking with the School about clasps and necklaces and saying that pearl necklaces are the most often restrung over time ; most of the time it's the strand that is rebuilt, and...

Hello PG friends, This is the first place timeI am giving information about, I will wait a little more for communication on social media. Flights and accomodation are booked. 2 lectures are already fixed on the 17th and 18th of April in San Francisco and 2 other are still discussed. Give me a...

As promised another pearl and clasps post. This one is a double sliding ball clasp I got from USA and was on a pearl strand. This is a page from the glossary which has 26 entries (or so) checking names, description and dating of different clasps. Enjoy !

It is Guy de Maupassant famous novel "the necklace" , funny that they choose a french author. Besides the press around the book is definitely wonderful. It has been placed twice at the top 1 of beautiful jewelry art book in 2016 and 2017. Really wonderful time meeting all people about the subject

Hi Masik, How amazing to see your post today as I have news for PG members. First of all, happy holidays season to everybody. I just fixed yesterday that I am going to give lectures on "History of Clasps" in USA again ! Yes I will go the California next April. I had so much fun in May in New...

Oh I see now, interesting and nice looking

Can you show it opened ? For a clasp it's interesting always having 2 photos: open and close. Thanks

Hello PG friends, I am now back to France after a long trip to New Orleans, New York, Washington and Boston, with fond memories. If you want to see some other pictures of the tour it's here : https://www.instagram.com/anna_tabakhova_bijoux_paris/ If you want to watch a 3'35 video from the...