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GUEST: My mother-in-law gave 
it to me, and there was a note 
in the box that said it was

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from her grandmother's sister, 
and that it was seed pearls 
and jade, and the sister was

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born in 1861.

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APPRAISER: What we have here 
is a Mughal seed pearl and 
kundan-set emerald necklace. And

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the kundan setting is a method 
of carving into the emerald. 
They carve out channels

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into them, they set 
the gemstones, and then 
they hammer in lines of 
very high-karat gold.

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In this case, the stones are 
seed pearls and rubies. And I 
would date it to around 1890,

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maybe 1900. The clasp is a 
drilled natural pearl flanked 
by rose-cut diamonds that are

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set in silver. It's all old 
Indian-manufactured. (laughs)

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GUEST: Wow! Well, the 
timing works completely 
with when she was alive.

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APPRAISER: Yeah.

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GUEST: So, 1890, that-- she 
would have been 30 years old.

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APPRAISER: There's good news 
here, because antique Indian 
jewelry is in demand now. The

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Indians are becoming a buying 
community, rather than a jewelry 
net-selling community, and

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they're searching for the old 
pieces. So, an old necklace 
like this, at auction today,

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would be $4,000 to $6,000.

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GUEST: Oh, my goodness! 
(laughs): Wow! Thank you! That's 
terrific. I love wearing it.