I can kind of relate to this whole thing. When my mom's stepmother died, everyone else took the nice things and sent us this HUGE box of ugly costume jewelry.
My mom gave it to my sisters and I and we decided we couldn't just throw it out. So instead, we took it all apart and made it into other things. There were a lot of beaded necklaces that we re-strung, brooches and earrings that we made into hairclips, etc. I've kept some and given some away.
So when my crazy aunts ask us about it, we can say "Oh yeah, I wear that jade necklace allllll the time!" She doesn't need to know the rest of the story.
So, yeah. Hang onto it. Maybe someday you could have it made into something else or give it away.
My mom gave it to my sisters and I and we decided we couldn't just throw it out. So instead, we took it all apart and made it into other things. There were a lot of beaded necklaces that we re-strung, brooches and earrings that we made into hairclips, etc. I've kept some and given some away.
So when my crazy aunts ask us about it, we can say "Oh yeah, I wear that jade necklace allllll the time!" She doesn't need to know the rest of the story.
So, yeah. Hang onto it. Maybe someday you could have it made into something else or give it away.