Luxurious Necklace Made of Two Rows of Akoya Pearls with White Gold Diamond & Sapphire Clasp, c. 1975

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Luxurious Necklace Made of Two Rows of Akoya Pearls with White Gold Diamond & Sapphire Clasp, c. 1975

€ 2,490.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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Description

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This pearl necklace from the last third of the 20th century captivates with the warm lustre of two rows of fine Akoya pearls. The large, carefully matched pearls shimmer in a light creamy white with a delicate pink overtone. They are beautifully rounded, have a good lustre and show only a few natural growth marks. A high-quality clasp made from 14-karat white gold holds the magnificent, individually knotted strands securely together. Designed in the shape of a stylized flower, it consists of filigree white gold bars and is set with midnight blue sapphires, white diamonds and a further pearl. The combination of these gemstones is by no means random: In traditional symbolism, pearls are associated with Venus, the goddess of love, sapphires have always been a symbol of fidelity, while diamonds stand for constancy and eternity. The necklace is therefore an elegant and meaningful piece of neck jewelry, a luxurious classic that can still be worn to great effect today.

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In the early 1920s, the Japanese Kokichi Mikimoto (御木本幸吉, * March 10, 1858, † September 21, 1954) was the first person ever to succeed in producing and marketing full-round cultured pearls. Mikimoto was the son of a noodle restaurant owner and left school at the age of 13 to supplement his family's income as a vegetable seller. Observing the pearl divers of Ise awakened Mikimoto's fascination for pearls. In 1888, he received a loan to open his first pearl farm together with his wife Ume. On July 11, 1893 - after many setbacks and a near bankruptcy - the first cultured pearl was produced. However, it took Mikimoto another twelve years to grow perfectly round cultured pearls, which were now indistinguishable from the precious natural pearls. In 1899, Mikimoto finally opened his first pearl store on the Ginza in Tokyo and from this point on, his business expanded internationally and became world famous, as Mikimoto only processed the best 3% of all cultured pearls into pieces of jewellery.

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€ 2,490.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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