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'Princess' pearl, the second largest pearl will be auctioned off by Bohams
If you like pearls, you will be very interested to know that Bonhams and Butterfields will auction off what is believed to be the world's second-largest documented pearl. This beauty is a five-pound gem found off the coast of the Philippines that has been dubbed the "Palawan Princess." This is an extremely precious, rare and expensive natural non-nacreous pearl. It was found in saltwater near the Philippines' Palawan island. It seems that the only pearl bigger than this one is the 14-pound "Pearl of Allah". The pearl in question bears an uncanny resemblance to a human brain which makes it quite unique. To give you the details of the Palawan Princess, it is a blister pearl measuring six inches in diameter and accompanied by the lower half of its original giant clam shell. The price of this is estimated to be somewhere between $300,000 and $400,000. It will be auctioned off on December 6. Something this big in gems is rarely ever seen.
by kim, on November 30, 2009 - 7:12 AM in Auctions | Comments () -
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