Largest pearl on market up for auction

May 3, 2007 | Auctions, Collectibles | 1 comment

Largest pearl on market up for auction

By BARBARA SURK, Associated Press Writer
Thu May 3, 2007

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – It has been passed down for 800 years, from Chinese emperors to Marco Polo. The name of its current owner is a secret. But Thursday, hundreds of people will get the chance to buy the world’s largest natural pearl on the market.

The “Arco Valley Pearl” – 3.1 inches in length – will be up for bidding at Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace and on the Internet, where it is estimated to fetch up to $8 million.

The 575-carat pearl from 12th century Mongolia once belonged to Chinese emperors, Persian kings, the grandson of Genghis Khan and Marco Polo.

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1 Comment

Kari Anderson on 5/4/2007 at 5:39 am
The pearl is gorgeous!
For those of you interested in historical pearls.
I’ve just added a page about more pearls that Marco Polo Saw.
http://www.karipearls.com/marco-polo.html
The information is from “The Book of the Pearl” by Kunz and Stevenson, 1908.
Kari
http://www.KARIpearls.com

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