I. In 1982, the first Imperial Pearl Syndicate catalog was printed

II. On June 15th, 1983 Imperial Pearl Syndicate won Silver Prize in the Free Style Section of the 11th International Pearl Design Contest sponsored by the Japan Pearl Promotion Society. The necklace was designed and hand made by Valarie Smith.

III. The pearl hand bag was sold at the magnificent Jewelry auction at Christie's in October 1989.