RUBIES LOCK CHOKER of mid-century Japanese Akoya Cultured Pearls

JAPANESE AKOYA CULTURED PEARLS STRAND,
RUBIES & GOLD testured finish round lock
Pearls : 7-1/2 – 8 mm, cream, good commercial grade
Rubies : 5, atw .36 carat,, each in four prongs, between gold florentine-finished spirals on 3/8” diameter round box lock with ‘figure 8’ safety
Circa : circa 1960’s
Length : 15-1/2”, newly strung, knotted, on pearl silk
Quality Mark : on tongue “14k”
Original Case : “Mermaid Pearls / Tokyo Japan”
# H 16045 …..............................................................SOLD