Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Cultured and

A Collection of Cultured and Costume Pearl Style Jewellery Including Majorica and Ciro Examples - A collection of cultured and costume pearl style jewellery, comprising multiple necklaces and a pair of earrings. The lot includes a single strand of graduated cream-toned imitation pearls with a silver-tone decorative clasp, housed in a cream-coloured presentation case with a lid interior bearing a crown logo and printed text reading Ciro of Bond Street London & New York. Also present is a multi-strand necklace of uniform cream-toned imitation pearls in a blue velvet-covered case, the interior lid featuring a crest and the printed words PERLAS MAJORICA. The assortment further contains a decorative collar-style necklace with teardrop-shaped imitation pearl drops in a long hinged case, a single strand of graduated imitation pearls with matching silver-tone clip-on or screw-back earrings in a gold-toned striped case, and a long multi-strand necklace of vibrant red-coloured imitation pearls with a floral-motif box clasp. Additional items include a strand of large irregular white baroque style imitation pearls with carved floral beads, a strand of uniform light-pink imitation pearls in a square cardboard box, and a further loose strand in a plastic bag. Accompanying ephemera includes a printed booklet titled YOUR Cultured Pearls HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEM, and various vintage paper documents, one with a printed header for E. DINGLE & Co. Ltd DEPARTMENTAL STORES PLYMOUTH and another from THE BRITISH ANTIQUE DEALERS' ASSOCIATION bearing the handwritten reference EJ11 2148 and the date 17/12/61.