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Auction: 26050 - Jewellery & Objets de Vertu
Lot: 70

MIKIMOTO, A MID-CENTURY PEARL BROOCH
CIRCA 1965-1985
Featuring a sculptural ribbon-form design set with five cultured pearls, mounted as a stylised abstract swirl brooch.
Maker's mark for Mikimoto
Stamped 18K
Size/dimensions: 4.30cm long
Gross weight: 10.63g

In very good condition. Set with five cultured pearls, each approximately 7 mm, well matched with good lustre throughout. The piece shows very light wear, and the clasp is in working order.


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
£900 to £1,200

Starting price
£850