Famous Pearls and CollectionsOne hundred years ago Kunz and Stevenson described famous pearls and collections and little known facts. Sea Dragon Pearl British Museum Photo by Kari (my favorite!) "In the course of twenty centuries many pearls and pearl collections have become famous, either because of their intrinsic value or else through historic associations. An attempt is made here to list briefly the more important of these." "While we have purposely omitted any mention of the pearl collections in private hands at the present time, some of which are more valuable than many of these noted in the following pages, we have, nevertheless, given the principal sales of pearls at auction during the past twenty years. Many specimens of remarkable size and beauty have changed hands in this way, more especially in England." Kunz and Stevenson, The Book of the Pearl. When Kunz and Stevenson mention the last twenty years, one must note that they were referring to the years just prior and after the beginning of the twentieth century. Click on highlighted word for further descriptions of famous pearls and collections. Sea Dragon Pearl
|
    KariPearls on Facebook Civil Rights for the Unborn! 
|
