Hi “Fishbre”. I don’t know whether it’ll make you feel any
better or not, but at least the gallery you used simply closed
down. I put some of my jewelry in a little shop in Connecticut a
couple of years ago. It had been in business at the same
location for 15 years at that time. A few months after I signed
up with them the whole place burned to the ground. The owner
then realized that she had never increased her insurance as her
actual inventory increased. C’est la vie, I guess. It’s a good
thing I work mostly in silver and not the more expensive metals
and stones! I hope you find an even better place. (It might
not hurt to ask about their insurance either.) Elaine (MoonStones)