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The original Cartier invoice states that the "five row pearl necklace,reebok zigtech boys customize, consisting of 389 pearls weighing 4305 grains" was accompanied by an "enamel clasp
representing Catherine,reebok easytone coupons codes,Fivefingers Sprint Shoes, 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 men's zig energy running shoe, Empress of Russia,skechers running shoes reviews, 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,skechers shoes women's steel,000 - about $8 million in today's dollars.
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Now reduced to three strands comprised of 224 pearls and two Cartier diamond clasps, the necklace is estimated at $500,reebok zig pulse shoes,000- $700,Reebok Zig Pulse II Men's Running Shoes Grey/Orange,000,reebok pump men's shoes,a hefty sum,reebok women shoes wholesale, to be
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an evolving jewelry marketplace.