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Auction: 26050 - Jewellery & Objets de Vertu
Lot: 69

MIKIMOTO, A MID-CENTURY CULTURED PEARL SUITE

CIRCA 1950-1970
Comprised of a brooch and pair of earrings.
The brooch is modelled on a bouquet motif, the earrings designed to match.
Maker's mark for Mikimoto
Stamped K14
Size/dimensions: brooch 5.53cm x 3.35cm
Gross weight: 22.80g

All pearls are present, well matched, and lustrous. The piece shows very light wear overall, with the clasps and screw backs in good working order, and is offered in very good condition.


By the mid-20th century, Mikimoto had established itself as the leading name in cultured pearls, a reputation founded on Kokichi Mikimoto’s pioneering development of commercially viable pearl cultivation in the early 20th century. Following the firm’s international expansion after the Second World War, Mikimoto jewellery came to represent a distinctive synthesis of Japanese technical precision and Western-inspired design aesthetics, particularly in brooches, earrings, and parure suites intended for an international clientele.

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Estimate
£1,500 to £2,000

Starting price
£1000