Mysterious About Cartier Jewelry

The original Cartier invoice states that the "five row pearl necklace, consisting of 389 pearls weighing 4305 grains" was accompanied by an "enamel clasp
representing Catherine,blue green silver mexico earrings,Fivefingers Sprint Shoes,silver hooped earrings, 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,tiffany surfer bracelet, Empress of Russia,estate tiffany jewelry, 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,silver irish style jewelry,000 - about $8 million in today's dollars.
In 1920,tiffany silver necklace 1996, before the advent of cultured pearls,silver knot earrings,Christmas Gift 4, they were exceedingly rare and valuable,Tiffany Round Lock Bracelet, much more so than diamonds. Nowadays pearls have become more
commonplace while diamonds are more precious,tiffany & co. womens sterling silver bead bracelet, though a true connoisseur recognizes the value of the Dodge necklace,tiffany necklace with black pearls and fish,Pasha fountain pen printed circuit decor, which is made of all natural pearls.
Now reduced to three strands comprised of 224 pearls and two Cartier diamond clasps,Tiffany fashionable Bracelet, the necklace is estimated at $500,000- $700,tiffany style necklace & silver,000,a hefty sum,tiffany fashionable necklace, to be
sure,Tiffany Bubbles Earrings with CZ Diamonds, 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.