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Good on you. It is satisfying isn't it? I think that is/was the beauty of CFW pearls - they were affordable and you could experiment with different beads, not necessarily precious, to come up with different designs.

The rhinestone rondelles look like base metal. The clasp looks like Balinese or Thai silver (usually higher than 925). Get a magnet and see whether the clasp clings to it - if it doesn't then it is more than likely silver. Silver is non-magnetic.

On these baroque ones, see those little tails? You don't see that on freshwater pearls. In this case, also the lustre is a bit of a give away too. I am a bit surprised that Hardy Brothers carried pearls with so much character.

Also, one of Pearl-Guide's members is based in the UK and sells pearls online - Pearlescence (https://www.pearlescence.co.uk/)

Jeg the briolette and pearl necklace does not disappoint. It looks so lovely on.

Thank you for the additional photo. Unfortunately I can't say that it has helped. You are in the best position to see what it is. I have included a link to the Birmingham Assay office's website regarding date codes. From the shape of the stamps I think it is sometime between 1975 and 1999...

You may also want to do a search for Sango pearls - akoya pearls with a coral nucleus.

How on earth do they manage to drill something smaller than a rice grain. Amazing. I love those be-jewelled multi-strand necklaces threaded with the small briolettes. So lovely.

Wonderful JEG. Just wonderful. Thank you so much. Great job. I keep looking at the photos and then going to the JPY to AU$ converter and then, sighing.

From what I can see of the hallmark on the clasp it is assayed in Birmingham, England (the anchor mark), is 9 carat gold (the 375) and also I think it is a 9 which precedes it. 9 carat gold is common in both England & Australia. I cannot make out the last symbol, but it should be a letter...

Thank you Jeg for the wonderful photos and travelogue. Most enjoyable but where is new travelling bunny? I hope he made the trip.

Lycat, they look lovely on you. Really glowing.

I thought it said 950 which being Japanese and vintage, tends to fit. Often they were marked 950 with the sterling mark I think for selling in other countries and because 950 exceeded the requirements for sterling.

I cannot think of anything at all which comes with a 20 year guarantee. Like Pearl Dreams says, wipe them off with a damp cloth and place them in a protective, breathable bag. Does she wear perfume? Perfume will seriously damage a pearl.

Izzie can you take a better picture of the diamond mark or describe it? I want to know if there is anything in the middle of the diamond shape as it is indistinct. Caribe used a diamond shaped mark - the same as what I can see with a P in the middle of it but, I have never seen any Caribe in...

Beautiful Georgian clasp of woven hair and seed pearls. I love mourning jewellery. Often pieces were commissioned by the hair owner and not distributed until after death as a memento. It was not unusual either to cut a lock of hair from the deceased. It is not macabre - people wanted to...

Wow. Thank you very much for sharing your photos. The carpet is magnificent.

Not me. I'm living vicariously - thank you.

IMO this is not a Sajen piece. When you compare the signatures they are unalike. Below is taken from a gold Sajen piece.

Jeg I love the remake. I love the playfulness of it. A great summer necklace.