AboutBill and Sally Jarrett Expertise We are collectors, hobbyists and dealers in memorabilia and antiques - especially antique vintage and costume jewelry items. For 10 years we owned an antique shop here in Central Florida but retired and reopened a site on the internet that specializes mostly in antique jewelry and accessories such as perfume bottles, etc. Bill is informed on general antiques specializing in china and silver or sterling tablewares while Sally tends to jewelry and paper/advertising ephemera. We receive a lot of general questions from our site and would be glad to try and answer or give direction not considered for official appraisal purposes, i.e. estate or insurance.
Experience 10 years as antique shop owners
8 years as a jewelry designer supplying designs
to Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and MGM as well
well as other limited outlets.
Question my grandma recently passed away and left me a strand of pearls....were a gift to
her..bought in early 60's...strand is 18" long, beautiful with either a silver or
white gold clasp with flowers on it and one pearl, on back is an f then a
925...dont know what to do with them.....i do believe they are either fuji as she
claimed they were real pearls and were bought overseas....
Answer Hello Christina and thank you for your inquiry. Since the clasp is marked 925 it means that the clasp is sterling silver. If you are interested in finding out what type of pearls or determine whether they are genuine you would need to take them either to a trusted jeweler or an estate appraiser. They can tell you if you have genuine or cultured and the possible origin. After that, enjoy your necklace - pearls never go out of style and are always a valued heirloom. Hope this helps !
