BrightPink
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I inherited pearls from my grandmother 17 years ago. Story goes they came over from Ireland with my great grand mother. She arrived in 1910. My grandmother thinks they may have belonged to her grandmother first. I was told they were over 100 years old and that was in 2005, shortly before my grandmother passed away. I'll post photos including the note my grandmother left in the box. The clasp says silver on the back, but no other logo or marking. The box is etch 'Mikimoto Pearls' on the top. Was there a big market to counterfeit Mikimoto during the early 1900's? I've google the crap out these and haven't been able to find a box like this or a clasp. I looked these up once before a decade ago and did see a box and pearls on eBay that looked the same as these. They don't have a Mikimoto stamp, are they real?
Any input would be great.
thanks
Laura
Any input would be great.
thanks
Laura
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