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

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

born in 1861.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

APPRAISER: Yeah.

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

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

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

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

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

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