Hello all, I'm new here. While googling, I came upon a yahoo question where someone was wondering about the value of a pearl they had acquired. The first answerer led them to this forum.
I (well, my 5-month-old daughter) recently inherited a beautiful pin that could also be worn as a necklace, from her great-great-aunt. My wife and I were wondering if it would be worth getting it appraised to add it to our Valuable Personal Property Insurance, and figured this would be the perfect place to do it. From what I've read so far, it seems I can't expect much more than a ballpark figure over the internet, but that's really all I'm looking for. Basically, we'd just like to know if it'll be worth the money spent on the appraisal, and our time to get it done.
I tried to get the best pics I could, but it seems that the true likeness of pearls are very hard to capture with digital photography, or with my camera, at least.
Anyway, as you can see in the pictures, the piece is made up of gold and pearls. The gold work is actually quite intricate. We took it to a local jeweler to have them re-glue one of the pearls on, and all they would tell us without us paying for an appraisal is that it is indeed real gold, and real pearls....nothing more information-wise.
There are 20 pearls. 19 around the outside, and one larger one in the center. The smaller, outside pearls all measure between 4.7 and 4.9 mm across, and the larger, center one measures 6.35 mm, and they all seem to have a pink-ish hue. The entire piece measures approximately 38 mm across. There doesn't seem to be any distinguishing marks/stamps or anything on the gold...
I hope that helps anyone that's willing to help me out. Here are the pictures...
Normally I would resize them, but I feel that it may be better to leave them actual size for anyone willing to give them a discerning look.
This picture was taken with the flash on, and highlights the pink hues a little more...
I (well, my 5-month-old daughter) recently inherited a beautiful pin that could also be worn as a necklace, from her great-great-aunt. My wife and I were wondering if it would be worth getting it appraised to add it to our Valuable Personal Property Insurance, and figured this would be the perfect place to do it. From what I've read so far, it seems I can't expect much more than a ballpark figure over the internet, but that's really all I'm looking for. Basically, we'd just like to know if it'll be worth the money spent on the appraisal, and our time to get it done.
I tried to get the best pics I could, but it seems that the true likeness of pearls are very hard to capture with digital photography, or with my camera, at least.
Anyway, as you can see in the pictures, the piece is made up of gold and pearls. The gold work is actually quite intricate. We took it to a local jeweler to have them re-glue one of the pearls on, and all they would tell us without us paying for an appraisal is that it is indeed real gold, and real pearls....nothing more information-wise.There are 20 pearls. 19 around the outside, and one larger one in the center. The smaller, outside pearls all measure between 4.7 and 4.9 mm across, and the larger, center one measures 6.35 mm, and they all seem to have a pink-ish hue. The entire piece measures approximately 38 mm across. There doesn't seem to be any distinguishing marks/stamps or anything on the gold...
I hope that helps anyone that's willing to help me out. Here are the pictures...
Normally I would resize them, but I feel that it may be better to leave them actual size for anyone willing to give them a discerning look.
This picture was taken with the flash on, and highlights the pink hues a little more...
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