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Quality Pearl Necklace With Art Deco Clasp Of Gold And White Gold, ca. 1940

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Quality Pearl Necklace With Art Deco Clasp Of Gold And White Gold, ca. 1940

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This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!

What looks as classic and timeless as the pearl necklace here nevertheless marks an exciting innovation that revolutionized the jewellery world at the beginning of the 20th century. Shortly before, 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 age 13 to supplement his family's income as a vegetable vendor. Observing the pearl divers of Ise then sparked Mikimoto's fascination with pearls. In 1888, he obtained a loan to open his first pearl farm 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 that were now indistinguishable from the precious natural pearls. Then, in the 1920s, the pearls were successfully marketed. Until then, pearl necklaces had to be made from naturally grown pearls, which were about as expensive as diamonds of the same size. It was not until the invention of the cultured pearl that pearl jewellery became affordable to a wider mass and sparked a great fashion that has lasted until today. Our necklace shows the classic shape of a double row pearl necklace and consists of a total of 121 fine Japanese cultured pearls, which are newly knotted restrung and show a wonderful white colour. A precious ornamental clasp made of gold and white gold with another pearl as a trimming completes the elegant piece of jewellery. The clasp is designed in the typical design language of Art Deco. The necklace is in very good condition and found its way to us from the Rhineland.

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A treasure from the depths of the sea: In many cultures around the world, the pearl has a deeply symbolic character. In China, they are a symbol of wealth, wisdom and dignity; in Japan, they signify good luck; in India, they represent the abundance of children. Even among the ancient Greeks and Romans, pearls were highly coveted as jewelry: the Greek term "margarita" was also used to refer to the beloved, as it were, a term that has survived to this day in the name Margaret.

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€ 980.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

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