Vintage "Collier Chute" of Akoya Pearls with White Gold Clasp, c. 1960

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Vintage "Collier Chute" of Akoya Pearls with White Gold Clasp, c. 1960

€ 498.00 ^*

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Description

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

It was a great sensation when the Japanese entrepreneur Mikimoto succeeded in cultivating saltwater pearls on a large scale and making them marketable in the early 1920s. 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 the invention of the cultured pearl that made pearl jewelry affordable for a wider audience and triggered a great fashion that has lasted to this day. This necklace is made from saltwater cultured pearls developed by Mikimoto, the so-called Akoya pearls. It is designed in the classic form of the "chute necklace". This type is characterized by its length, here c. 46.0 cm, and the typical gradient shape. The largest pearl is located at the bottom in the middle and from there the pearls become smaller and smaller on both sides and towards the top. This is also alluded to by their name, which is derived from the French "chuter" = to fall off, fall away. Short graduated pearl necklaces were the typical necklace shape in the first half of the 20th century and remained fashionable for several years after the Second World War. Probably the most famous wearer of such a necklace was Jacqueline Bouvier, better known by her nickname Jackie. She wore such a necklace at her wedding to John F. Kennedy in September 1953. The necklace was a family heirloom. This necklace is held by a clasp made of white on yellow gold and another pearl. It features the typical Art Deco design language with small milgrains, which was particularly popular for pearl necklace clasps well into the post-war period. The luster of the pearls is soft and velvety, the colour white with warm undertones. We have had the pearls restrung and knotted so that the necklace can now be worn without any worries. The necklace found its way to us here in Berlin.

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