Mikimoto Lot 84 Two Stylised Scrolling K14 Pearl Brooches Offered March 4

Lot 84 — Mikimoto: Two pearl brooches will be offered in the Jewellery department on 04 March 2026 from 10:00 GMT with an estimate of £700 - £1,000. The auction listing describes the lot in full as: “Both of stylised scrolling or floral design, set with graduated cultured pearls, stamped K14 with maker's mono.” The lot title and that quoted description are the only firm details provided for these two brooches in the supplied listing.

The listing for Lot 84 omits measurements that collectors use to assess Mikimoto pearl pieces: there are no pearl sizes in millimetres, no total pearl count per brooch, no precious metal weight, and no overall dimensions or condition report in the supplied text. The lot description also does not transcribe the maker's mono that the listing says is stamped on the pieces, and no provenance or retail history is stated in the snippet provided.

Comparative Mikimoto listings at other auction houses illustrate the level of detail typically supplied for similar items. LiveAuctioneers entries include a Mikimoto cultured pearl necklace with pearls measuring approximately 3.5 - 6.9 mm and a total of approximately 100 pearls, and a Mikimoto double pearl necklace comprising 39 black pearls 9 - 11.7 mm plus 45 white pearls 9.5 - 10 mm with an 18k white gold diamond clasp of 0.62 ctw and a 16" black strand. LiveAuctioneers also lists Mikimoto brooches with explicit pearl counts and mount dimensions, for example a circle brooch featuring eight cultured pearls approximately 5.5 mm on a 33 mm mounting and another 14k yellow gold brooch with sixteen pearls measuring approximately 7.5 to 6 mm set in a 60 x 32 mm mounting.

Other auction-house brooch lots provide further context for condition and weight reporting. Weschler’s lists a Mikimoto 14-Karat Yellow-Gold and Cultured Pearl Brooch retailed by Birks with 8.7 gross dwt and length 2 in, while New Orleans Auction Galleries’ Lot 705 — a Mikimoto Fourteen-Karat Yellow Gold and Cultured Pearl 'tree of life' brooch — is described with thirteen cultured cream/white pearls ranging from 4.2 mm to 6.3 mm, length 2-1/8", and a total weight of 10.6 grams. Those concrete figures show the kinds of data missing from the Lot 84 snippet.

Before bidding on Lot 84, confirm the outstanding facts that the auction text does not state: obtain photographs of the two brooches, a transcription of the maker’s mono, assay or country hallmarks beyond the K14 stamp, pearl diameter ranges and counts for each brooch, precious metal weight in grams or dwt, overall dimensions, and a condition report or provenance documentation. The lot is listed to sell together as “Both” items, but buyers should verify sale terms and view full images and condition details prior to the 04 March 2026 sale to place the £700 - £1,000 estimate in proper market context.