The Cowdry Black Natural Pearl Necklace
Photo courtesy of Christies Catalogue
The most expensive Tahitian Pearl necklace in the world.
Photo courtesy of Christies Catalogue
The most expensive Tahitian Pearl necklace in the world.
At over 700 pages long, I go to Strack's book whenever I have a question about pearls.
The Black Beauty Pearl is considered to be one of the most important pearls in history. Why?
Abalone pearls are a rare natural pearl. The mollusk, Haliotis is the mother to these iridescent pearl. But she is unable to clot her wounds and thus it is impossible to implant a nucleus to culture a pearl. She would die of bleeding, as a hemophiliac.
Until recently...
The Sea of Cortez is between Baja, California and Northwestern Mexico. For over 400 years, it has been known for the quality of colorful, lustrous pearls.