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I hope it's okay to post this; it's not really a vendor promo (I hope not, anyway). These are natural pearls, which are rare and wonderful:
Sotheby’s will auction the Cowdray Pearls—a gray pearl necklace described by the Swiss Gemmological Institute as “exceptional” and meriting “special mention and appreciation”—at its Magnificent Jewels & Jadeite sale on Oct. 7 in Hong Kong.
The necklace contains 42 natural gray saltwater pearls strung and mounted by Cartier. The pearls are also significant historically. They were formerly in the collection of Viscountess Cowdray, Lady Pearson, a renowned jewelry collector in England who died in 1932. The pearls were first auctioned by Sotheby’s London in 1937. “There is probably no finer collection of pearls in existence,” said the catalog note.
Rest of the story with photos: http://www.jckonline.com/2015/08/28/sothebys-hong-kong-to-auction-legendary-cowdray-pearls?utm_source=JCK+eNewsletters&utm_campaign=163bc7375b-2015_08_28_Fashion_Friday&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_56301e74d4-163bc7375b-334034525
Sotheby’s will auction the Cowdray Pearls—a gray pearl necklace described by the Swiss Gemmological Institute as “exceptional” and meriting “special mention and appreciation”—at its Magnificent Jewels & Jadeite sale on Oct. 7 in Hong Kong.
The necklace contains 42 natural gray saltwater pearls strung and mounted by Cartier. The pearls are also significant historically. They were formerly in the collection of Viscountess Cowdray, Lady Pearson, a renowned jewelry collector in England who died in 1932. The pearls were first auctioned by Sotheby’s London in 1937. “There is probably no finer collection of pearls in existence,” said the catalog note.
Rest of the story with photos: http://www.jckonline.com/2015/08/28/sothebys-hong-kong-to-auction-legendary-cowdray-pearls?utm_source=JCK+eNewsletters&utm_campaign=163bc7375b-2015_08_28_Fashion_Friday&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_56301e74d4-163bc7375b-334034525