JOHANN MICHAEL WILM: AN 18K GOLD, CULTURED PEARL, AND DIAMOND BRACELET, MUNICH
Each shaped link with granulated beads and domes, bezel-set diamonds, and cultured pearls, weight 39.2 dwt, with maker's mark, length 7 in.
Footnotes:
Johann Michael Wilm (1885-1963) was a Munich goldsmith credited with the rediscovery of ancient granulation techniques. He was apprenticed to his father's workshop. He studied drawing at the Academy of Fine Arts in Hanau and went on to establish his Munich based business in 1919, researching and refining the Etruscan skill of granulation. He is most noted for his use of granulation, filigree and ornate settings using diamonds, pearls and precious stones.