EDWARDIAN PEARL SAUTOIR MAYBE FRENCH?
by ANN MCINTYRE
(kent uk)
INTERESTING SAUTOIR
I HAVE A VERY LONG AND INTERESTING PEARL SAUTOIR.
I HAVE DONE MUCH RESEARCH THE TOOTH TEST THE NACRE TEST BUT ONE THING BOTHERES ME
THEY ARE VERY HEAVY AND COLD TO THE TOUCH BUT THEY FEEL LIKE WAX AS I CAN EMBED MY NAIL INTO ONE.
THEY ARE NOT GLASS SO TOTALLY BAFFLED .
VISUALLY APPRAISED AS EDWARDIAN BUT WHAT TYPE OF PEARL
IT IS i HAVE NO IDEA
I FOUND AN ARTICLE ABOUT JAQUIN OF PARIS WHO IS SAID TO HAVE INVENTED WAX PEARLS .
SO ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED
THANKS ANNMAC