Mysterious About Cartier Jewelry

The original Cartier invoice states that the "five row pearl necklace,Reebok EasyTone Go Outside Women's Shoes Silver/Blue, consisting of 389 pearls weighing 4305 grains" was accompanied by an "enamel clasp
representing Catherine,skechers shoes women's steel,Fivefingers Sprint Shoes,reebok freestyle hi white silver, 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 zig pulse ii men's tar orange, Empress of Russia, 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,reebok zigtech shoe sidney crosby,000 - about $8 million in today's dollars.
In 1920,skecher shape ups comparable shoes, before the advent of cultured pearls,Reebok EasyTone Go Outside Wide Shoes-Black,Christmas Gift 4,reebok zigtech review, they were exceedingly rare and valuable, much more so than diamonds. Nowadays pearls have become more
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Now reduced to three strands comprised of 224 pearls and two Cartier diamond clasps, the necklace is estimated at $500,000- $700,000,skechers shoes coupons,a hefty sum,skechers shape ups boots reviews, to be
sure,skechers shoes for men deals, 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.