Arthur Johnson and Sons lists 53g pearl necklace, lot 7295, estimate £20-£30

Arthur Johnson & Sons has catalogued lot 7295 as "A pearl necklace with silver clasp, 53g, 44cm" with an estimate of £20–£30 in The Saturday Auctions, scheduled for 7 March 2026. The auction listing on the Easy Live Auction platform shows the lot title, the 53 g weight and 44 cm length, and notes that the listing includes images; the auction calendar timestamp captured in the listing is truncated at "2026-03-07 0".

The lot description is spare: the only material detail offered for the clasp is "silver clasp" and the beads are identified only as a pearl necklace. The captured catalogue fragments do not specify whether the pearls are natural or cultured, their bead diameter, shape, colour, nacre thickness, conditioning, or any hallmarking on the clasp. No provenance, certificate, or condition report for lot 7295 appears in the captured text, and there is no realised or hammer price recorded in the material provided.

Bidders viewing the Easy Live Auction pages will encounter inconsistent buyer’s premium statements in the captured fragments. One presentation lists "Free Registration 30.6% inc VAT" and "Flat Fee Registration 27.00% inc VAT"; another fragment reads "Room and Absentee Bids: 27% inc VAT" and "Online and Autobids: 30.3% inc VAT". The "Fees apply to the hammer price:" header is present in both captures, and the site UI labels include "Autobid" and "Absentee Bid" prompts, but the differing percentages and formatting indicate duplicated or variant fee language on the pages; this discrepancy is unresolved in the captured material.

Market context in the captured fragments shows comparable pearl lots with markedly different specifications on other platforms. LiveAuctioneers excerpts describe a "Double strand pearl necklace, vintage double flower clasp; 83.33 gr - 52 cm" and a "Vintage 20in Graduated Cultured Pearl Necklace 10k White Gold Clasp" with explicit bead sizes, while an eBay fragment lists "Genuine Pearl Necklace Ring Set Silver Clasp 44cm 8.0-8.5mm w Certificate Used" from seller "japan-piece" with "100% positive feedback". These examples suggest that similar-looking necklaces may carry very different weights, clasp metals and market expectations; nothing in the captured material confirms that those listings are the same physical object as Arthur Johnson & Sons' lot 7295.

With a modest estimate of £20–£30, lot 7295 will be judged ultimately on condition, certification and the buyer’s premium applied at sale. The captured catalogue notes that images are available on the listing but leaves critical verification items absent: pearl origin, bead measurements, clasp hallmarks, a full auction timestamp and any sale result. For readers tracking this lot, the details that will determine value at the block remain the condition and any accompanying certification, together with clarification of which buyer’s premium percentage applies for online or absentee bids.