how exciting! It's great news you have a certificate of authentication and also, the pearls being in a red velvet pouch for all these years, indicates they are still in good condition.
Mikimoto first opened a pearl accessory store in Tokyo's Ginza district and exhibited his pearls at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1937.
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