Mikimoto Vintage Screw Back Pearl Earrings

Here is a pair of Mikimoto Sterling Silver double Pearl Earrings that have non-pierced screw backs.

There are 2 pearls set in each earring. They are 6 mm & 5 1/2 mm. They appear to be AAA grade.

Pink tint. Speaks for themselves. They are in very good condition.

Mikimoto pearls are the highest grade of cultured pearls available. Mikimoto pearls were first created by Kokichi Mikimoto in 1893 after years of painstaking research and trials using an implanted core to Akoya oyster shells. The oysters built up layers of nacre creating cultured pearls more quickly than a natural pearl would grow. The same process is still used today by Mikimoto.

All Mikimoto pearls will be perfectly round with no lumps or imperfections. The nacre will be high quality thick, rich and full of luster. The pearls range in size from 3-10mm depending on the size of the mother oyster. There will be no color variation in the pearls within the piece of jewelry. Vintage Mikimoto jewelry was always set with cream colored to white pearls.