Berlin Air, Japanese Elegance

Vintage Cultured Pearl Necklace with Sapphire and Diamond Clasp, c. 1960s


€ 980.00 *
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Vintage Cultured Pearl Necklace with Sapphire and Diamond Clasp, c. 1960s
Vintage Cultured Pearl Necklace with Sapphire and Diamond Clasp, c. 1960s
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For a long time, the art of cultivating pearls was nothing more than a dream. For many centuries, pearls were only found during life-threatening dives in the Persian Gulf or by chance in rivers and lakes. It was not until the discoveries of the Japanese Kokichi Mikimoto at the turn of the century that the regular cultivation of round pearls became possible. For a long time, the Japanese Akoya pearls he cultivated in the sea remained the standard. It was only slowly that other types of pearls were cultivated elsewhere, from the end of the 1950s in the South Seas, then in Tahiti and finally in China, where pearls are now grown with great success in freshwater mussels. This necklace consists of Japanese saltwater cultured pearls, which were particularly popular in the 1960s. The individual, very large pearls are uniformly round in shape, off-white, with a slight pink overlay and a good lustre. The pearls are individually knotted and strung. Each one measures approximately 9.4 mm in diameter. An elaborate white gold clasp holds another pearl in the middle - slightly smaller, but matching in color, in a frame of natural blue sapphires and diamonds. The clasp is of such high quality and decorative workmanship that it can also be worn on the front or side. With a wear length of around 46 cm, it is a necklace that fits close to the neck and is ideal with a cut-out dress. The necklace came to us from the elegant Berlin district of Dahlem.
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Vintage Cultured Pearl Necklace with Sapphire and Diamond Clasp, c. 1960s
Berlin Air, Japanese Elegance
€ 980.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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