Mysterious About Cartier Jewelry

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The original Cartier invoice states that the "five row pearl necklace,skechers shoes women uk, consisting of 389 pearls weighing 4305 grains" was accompanied by an "enamel clasp
representing Catherine,reebok super quick shoes,Fivefingers Sprint Shoes,reebok new arrivals women, Empress of Russia" and "two diamond alternate clasps." Several newspaper accounts from the '20s suggested that the pearls did indeed
once belong to Catherine; Anna Thomson Dodge's heirs maintain that Horace bought the pearls from Cartier on that basis.
A mysterious pearl necklace that may have once belonged to Catherine the Great,reebok easytone shoes, Empress of Russia,Reebok EasyTone Go Outside Wide Shoes-Blue, will be auctioned off by Bonhams in New York in December.
Automotive billionaire Horace Elgin Dodge purchased the necklace from Cartier in Paris in 1920 for his wife Anna Thomson Dodge at the astonishing price of
$825,000 - about $8 million in today's dollars.
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commonplace while diamonds are more precious, though a true connoisseur recognizes the value of the Dodge necklace,Reebok Zig Pulse II Men's Running Shoes Orange/White,Pasha fountain pen printed circuit decor, which is made of all natural pearls.
Now reduced to three strands comprised of 224 pearls and two Cartier diamond clasps,dodger reebok shoes, the necklace is estimated at $500,skechers shape ups boots chalet,000- $700,000,Reebok Zig Pulse II Men's Running Shoes Black/Yellow,a hefty sum,mens reebok shoes zappos, to be
sure,reebok zigtech slash buy, but far less than Horace originally paid. The reason for the depreciation has less to do with the reduction in strands than with changing fashion and
an evolving jewelry marketplace.