Mysterious About Cartier Jewelry

The original Cartier invoice states that the "five row pearl necklace,tiffany set round engagement rings, consisting of 389 pearls weighing 4305 grains" was accompanied by an "enamel clasp
representing Catherine,tiffany & co sterling silver ribbon bow charm necklace,Fivefingers Sprint Shoes,silver turquoise jewelry, 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,discontinued tiffany jewellery, Empress of Russia,hammered silver heart earrings uk, 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,silver collar necklaces taxco,000 - about $8 million in today's dollars.
In 1920, before the advent of cultured pearls,silver creek jewelry,Christmas Gift 4,Tiffany Double Heart Bracelet Set, they were exceedingly rare and valuable, much more so than diamonds. Nowadays pearls have become more
commonplace while diamonds are more precious,Tiffany Atlas Earrings, though a true connoisseur recognizes the value of the Dodge necklace,discount tiffany pink sapphire bracelet,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, the necklace is estimated at $500,tiffany silver cuff links,000- $700,000,find tiffany style sterling silver jewelry,a hefty sum,crab earrings in silver, to be
sure,sterling silver chanel c earrings, 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.