Bidspirit auction | Mikimoto International Heart-Shaped Jewelry Tray

Mikimoto International Heart-Shaped Jewelry Tray with Teddy Bear and Pearl - Mikimoto International heart-shaped jewelry tray, contemporary. Polished silver-toned metal tray featuring a gold-toned teddy bear figurine and a gold-toned leaf accent set with a single white cultured pearl. Center marked MIKIMOTO International and the reverse of the figurine bears a stylized M logo within a clamshell. Base is fitted with a grey felt pad. Width: approximately 10 cm Height: approximately 9 cm. Mikimoto was founded in Japan in 1893 by Kokichi Mikimoto, who developed the first commercially successful method for culturing pearls. The house is considered the originator of the cultured pearl industry.