So that J-F's latest find is not lost in the middle of another thread, I thought I would draw attention to it here.

It is a marvelous find J-F.

J-F's find -- that the centre of Princess Alexandra's most worn pearl choker was originally the clasp on a single strand of pearls which she wore for evening events in the late 1950s and 1960s.

J-F's post http://mb.boardhost.com/historyroyaljewels/msg/1561390996.html

The original long strand of pearls





Congratulations J-F!!