FOUR STRANDS lustrous Japanese Akoya Cultured Pearls

FOUR GRADUATED STRANDS CULTURED PEARLS "BIB" NECKLACE, in original "Luke and Vondey" Jewelers box.
Japanese Akoya Salt Water Cultured Pearls, all original circa 1950, restrung with knots on new pearl silk.
Strand Lengths : (knotted) 20 - 24" (total 88")
Pearls : very good natural nacre & color, luster, surface and round
(These retain their fine natural surface, predating the mid-1960's when bleaching & dying routinely replaced the time-consuming process of color matching by hand & eye.)

Pearl Diameters : graduated 7-7.5 mm to 3.5 mm
Lock : White Gold Pierced Clasp marked "14k"
Provenance : Col. Paul & Frances Lyons Jacob, benefit of the MOAA (Military Officers Assn of America) Scholarship Fund

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