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Vintage Mikimoto 7.5-7.0 4 Strand Pearl Necklace W/ Box

Up for bidding is a magnificent quadruple strand of Akoya cultured pearls by Mikimoto. This strand is from Mikimoto’s top 3% harvest, and have the quality grade of “A.” The white pearls measure 7.5-7.0 mm in size, and have good luster. These 239 pearls are also beautifully matched and nicely round. The outer strand measures 20″ in length with 67 pearls, the two middle strands measure 19″ in length with 62 pearls and 18″ in length with 57 pearls, respectively, and the inner strand measures 16″ in length with 53 pearls. The necklace is ready to be worn as the pearls were restrung with silk thread by Mikimoto. The clasp, with a 5.5 mm pearl in the center, is sterling silver, and is fully hallmarked “S” with the Mikimoto logo “M” in a cartouche. The strand was appraised on October 30, 2008 by Mikimoto of New York at $13,600, and the Certificate of Valuation will be sent to the winning bidder. In addition, the necklace will come in a new grey-and-cement Mikimoto jacket with white outer box, so the winning bidder could present this as a very lovely gift. Overall, a truly wonderful Mikimoto necklace that is sure to please for generations to come. Please read the terms of the auction before you bid… *No international inquiries or bidders. *Only payment by Paypal will be accepted, no exception, and is expected within 12 hours from the end of the auction. *Winning bidder pays a flat shipping cost of $45 anywhere in the U.S. for USPS Express mail which includes insurance. *Item will only be shipped to a confirmed address. *Please ask questions prior to bidding as all sales are final. *And thank you for looking!

Four lovely free jewelry tutorial – breast cancer awareness of jewelry

This month jewelry artist and breast cancer survivor Eri Attebery is offering four beautiful, unique tutorials for breast cancer awareness jewelry.

Here you can see two of the projects taught in these video tutorials:

Eri, also known as the Jewelry Making Professor, teaches a variety of jewelry techniques and projects through her high-quality videos.

For the month of October, you can access four of Eri’s lovely breast cancer awareness jewelry tutorial videos here – for free:

Free Breast Cancer Awareness Jewelry Project Videos

Eri says, “The more people wearing pink ribbon jewelry, the better!”

Thank you, Eri, for making these great projects available!  :)