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The original Cartier invoice states that the "five row pearl necklace, consisting of 389 pearls weighing 4305 grains" was accompanied by an "enamel clasp
representing Catherine,Fivefingers Sprint Shoes,skechers shoes women uk, 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, Empress of Russia,reebok women shoes new, 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,skecher shoes canada,Pasha fountain pen printed circuit decor,reebok super quick review, which is made of all natural pearls.
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sure,reebok zigtech shoe sidney crosby, 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.