This brooch is a stylised bow design, so typical of the 1950s era. The metal is Sterling Silver with a rhodium finish and engine cut decoration. There are five fabulous white cultured pearls on this piece, each about 3mms. This piece of vintage costume jewellery is so chic! It is also high quality, for it was made by the Japanese Company, Mikimoto, the most celebrated of Pearl jewellers. Mikimoto invented the technique for culturing pearls in the late 19th/Early 20th Century. This pin is a signed piece, it has their 'M in a clam shell' mark along with an 'S' for Sterling Silver, clear to see on the reverse. The brooch fastens with a secure roll-over type clasp.
