Antique Loose 8 + mm Akoya Pearls, 46 in All and 16" Long Strand, Need to be Strung, 8mm eglomise box cracks or other damage to

cracks or other damage to note (though there is a bit of dust under the glass on one painting)

lathe-turned The mount has been reattached at some point and shows a little residue of what I fear is glue holding it in place

our images are large and clear so you will get what you see

so more than 1 year after loss of perhaps her husband

Cover glass intact

Antique Loose 8 + mm Akoya Pearls, 46 in All and 16" Long Strand, Need to be Strung, 8mm eglomise box cracks or other damage toI bought these in France, just as they are, unstrung except as a way to hold them together. They're strung but not knotted and do not have a clasp. It is either the case that they were purchased and never made up into a necklace, or they have been kept awaiting being restrung, perhaps in a time when fashion moved to chokers rather than longer necklaces. The length as it is, without knots, is 16", and each pearl is evenly chosen at 8 mm or very