Modelled as a Hello Kitty, the pendant set with a cultured pearl measuring approximately 12.50mm, decorated with brilliant-cut diamonds, to a karat gold chain, adjustable length approximately 490 or 440mm; and a pair of matching pendent earrings, the pearls on earrings measuring approximately 11.60 and 11.50mm respectively, mounted in 18 karat white gold, signed. (2) Accompanied by an original signed box and paper box.
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MIKIMOTO
Named after the founder’s surname, the Japanese jewellery brand Mikimoto is the world’s leading purveyor of cultured pearls. The company was established in 1893 after Kokichi Mikimoto became the first in the world to successfully culture a semi-spherical pearl. Since then, it has been developing a dazzling array of precious stones in its catalogue.
After over a hundred years of heritage, Mikimoto is now a worldwide benchmark of quality and innovation, embracing clusters of followers among royalty, celebrities and aristocracy, which has genuinely achieved the founder’s intention to ‘adorn the neck of every woman in the world’. On offered this autumn is a set of cultured pearl and diamond pendant and matching earrings (Lot 29) from the MIKIMOTO x HELLO KITTY jewelry collection launched in 2014 to coincide with Hello Kitty’s 40th birthday year. The set integrating Akoya cultured pearls with Hello Kitty’s iconic ribbon is designed with a playful spirit, presenting Mikimoto’s exquisite craftsmanship.