He says that part of the reason the Marie Antoinette pearl is worth so much is because it's a natural pearl, which brings us to one quality that determines a pearl's value. Natural versus cultured.
like this 1910 "Belle Epoque" five-strand natural pearl necklace, on display at the Paris: City of Pearls exhibition. Photograph from Albion Art Jewellery Institute Through this period ...
Other auctioned items include the natural pearl and diamond necklace, a pair of pearl and diamond earrings, and a monogram ring with a lock of her hair. One of the other items up for sale is a ...
From the 1860s to the 1930s, natural pearls were the talk of town in Paris, as chronicled in a new exhibit running until June 1 at Van Cleef & Arpels’ School of Jewelry Arts.