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Vintage Mikimoto 7-7.5mm Cultured Pearl 24” Necklace
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Pre 1980 item# 926996
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Kensington House Antiques
(301)942-0955
$2250
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A beautiful vintage strand of Mikimoto cultured pearls finished with a signed sterling silver clasp. The range in size from 7.18 to 7.47 millimeters. They are of very fine quality, as would be expected in an older Mikimoto strand. The cream body color has a nice rose overtone. The luster is very good and the surfaces have slight blemishes. The pearls are well-matched and are of uniform near-round shape. Using Mikimoto’s grading system, this strand is estimated at A+1. The clasp is Mikimoto’s traditional bow-shaped clasp set with a 3.93 mm drilled pearl and marked with Mikimoto’s oyster shell signature.Origin: Japan, ca. 1960. Condition: excellent, stringing is secure, no wear to pearls. Size: 23.75” long.
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33" Mikimoto Cultured Pearl & 18K Gold Opera Necklace
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Pre 1980 item# 790093
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Kensington House Antiques
(301)942-0955
$6,995
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A gorgeous opera-length strand of 113 Mikimoto pearls with an 18K yellow gold clasp. The pearls have the magnificent luster and coloring expected of Mikimoto. The body color is cream with rosé overtones. The nacre has superb, bright luster. The surfaces are smooth with only slight natural blemishes. The grading quality is fine AA. The pearls are well-matched at 6.5--7.0 millimeters. The strand is completed with a classic Mikimoto 18K yellow gold bow clasp, set with a 3.8mm pearl. Mikimoto strands of this length are increasingly difficult to find. The strand is accompanied by a June 2008 written appraisal (GIA & NAJA) by a Mikimoto specialist appraiser conforming to the information noted above. The appraised replacement value is $10,950. Origin: Japan, ca. 1980. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 34” long.
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Mikimoto 29" Strand 6mm AA Pearl Necklace 14K Clasp
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Pre 1980 item# 440740
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Kensington House Antiques
(301)942-0955
$3,950
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Beautiful 29.75” strand of pearls by Mikimoto. The 6.0-6.5mm pearls are joined with a 14K yellow gold clasp set with a 3.3mm pearl. The strand comprises 113 pearls having medium cream-rose body color with Mikimoto’s classic rosé overtones. The nacre is thick and the luster is very fine. The quality is appraised at fine AA, indicating that they just border on the elusive AAA quality. The clasp is marked with Mikimoto’s hallmark. The strand is presented in its original white satin folio marked "Mikimoto Fifth Avenue".Origin: Japan, ca. 1980. Condition: excellent, securely strung; the satin folio has a champagne stain in the interior. Size: 29.75”, 6.0-6.5mm. Accompanied by a June 2005 Bailey, Banks & Biddle written appraisal for $6,500.
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Mikimoto 23.5” Strand 7mm AA Pearl Necklace 14K Clasp
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Pre 1980 item# 435058
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Kensington House Antiques
(301)942-0955
$2950
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Beautiful 23.5” strand of pearls by Mikimoto. The 6.5-7mm pearls are joined with a 14K yellow gold clasp set with a 4mm pearl. The strand comprises 79 pearls having cream body color with Mikimoto’s classic rosé overtones. The nacre is thick and the luster is very fine. The quality is appraised at fine AA. The clasp is marked with Mikimoto’s hallmark.Origin: Japan, ca. 1980. Condition: excellent, securely strung. Size: 23.5”, 6.5-7.0mm. Accompanied by a June 2005 Bailey, Banks & Biddle written appraisal for $5,200.
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16" Cultured Pearl Necklace
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Pre 1960 item# 167690
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Kensington House Antiques
(301)942-0955
$795
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An extraordinary strand of 75 teardrop-shaped cultured Biwa pearls, strung in an unusual alternating pattern. The pearls, averaging 11.5mm x 7.5mm are much larger than most Biwa pearls. The Mikimoto-quality nacre has a particularly nice lustre and is primarily colored white with cream overtones. The lustre tints a bit toward rose and green at the tips of the pearls--a feature often seen in high-quality Biwa pearls. The necklace is strung without knotting so that the pearls hold their alternating arrangement from the pressure of one pearl against another. The sterling silver clasp has a lovely filigree pattern.Origin: Japan, circa 1960. Condition: very good, the pearls have faint surface wear where they rub against each other, but this is only visible on close inspection under bright light. Size: 16-1/4" long; 13/16" wide.
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