Lisu people necklace

How interesting, Sarah - and how pleasing! Yes, I too am very fond of it, and "mesmerising" is a good word for the impression it makes. I must make a confession here: this was one of the few instances in our life together when Truus really had to "push" me. The trouble was that I don't like bad silver or whatever may wrongly pass for silver, and this piece had been so neglected, with a thick film of tarnish and dirt on it, that I thought the metal might be really poor. So I was a bit reluctant (I don't imply, anyway, that she somehow needed my "approval", but we prefer to agree). When once I started polishing, I was soon persuaded that Truus had been entirely right to insist that we should get it, and I am very glad she did, for these are actually hard to buy. As you can see on the photo, it is in excellent condition, too, but it was so very grey and grubby that I really had serious doubts ... Quite wrongly so, as it turned out.

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SARAH CORBETT August 22, 2011 at 10:19am

Hi Joost, this was the first of your pieces I saw.

I still find it mesmerising
Joost Daalder August 22, 2011 at 2:29pm

How interesting, Sarah - and how pleasing! Yes, I too am very fond of it, and "mesmerising" is a good word for the impression it makes. I must make a confession here: this was one of the few instances in our life together when Truus really had to "push" me. The trouble was that I don't like bad silver or whatever may wrongly pass for silver, and this piece had been so neglected, with a thick film of tarnish and dirt on it, that I thought the metal might be really poor. So I was a bit reluctant (I don't imply, anyway, that she somehow needed my "approval", but we prefer to agree). When once I started polishing, I was soon persuaded that Truus had been entirely right to insist that we should get it, and I am very glad she did, for these are actually hard to buy. As you can see on the photo, it is in excellent condition, too, but it was so very grey and grubby that I really had serious doubts ... Quite wrongly so, as it turned out.
SARAH CORBETT August 22, 2011 at 3:41pm

I am glad that you agreed with one another and secured this beautiful piece for your collection. Thank you for showing it.

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