Auction wins

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I told you earlier that we picked up the items that I won at the auction. I think my favorite are the 12 strands of pearls that were listed as fashion jewelry. I was anxious to get them and take a look at them today because in the photos they did not look like fashion jewelry at all. There are several pairs of pearl earrings in this lot also, but they are for sure fashion jewelry. I believe there were 8 pairs in all. I was very surprised that only one other person bid on them and nobody after I bid. So I won the lot of them for only $12.50. We opened the bag that they were packed in and my husband's first words were, "They look like antique real pearls from the color of them." He knows a fair amount about jewelry since he worked in a jewelry store before we got married and then after we got married bought a jewelry store and ran it for about 2 years before closing it down. It was when gold and silver and the economy crashed in the early 80's. So back to the pearls. I took a strand out and my husband said they are not cheap fashion necklaces by looking at the findings. I told him I was fixing to check the markings on the findings and remarked at how heavy each stand was. Another good sign! The markings on 8 out of the 12 strands of pearls were all marked "Japan," meaning they were imported. My husband guessed around Vietnam war time. We will be having this these tested to be sure they are authentic. But what a great find! Have you ever gotten "lucky" at an auction and gotten an expensive item for very little? Photo Credit: S.B., auctioneer