Top 10 | Most Expensive Pearls in the World
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- Опубліковано 8 гру 2023
- Who doesn't love pearls? If diamonds are considered a girl's best friend, the pearls are a girl's rescue buddy. When push comes to a shove, just put on your pearls, and you immediately become fashion ready. Historically, pearls have been viewed as a symbol of prestige, wealth, and power. Cleopatra once showed Marc Anthony the extremity of her wealth by melting a pearl in vinegar and then drinking it. Some wealthy people invest their hard-earned money in lovely jewelry, but did you know that some even spend a ton of money on pearls? Here are 10 of the most expensive pearls in the world. Let's find out what makes them so pricey and million-bucks-worthy.
The history of pearls: one of nature's greatest miracles
Known as the “Queen of Gems”, pearls have been coveted for centuries. Find out about the world's oldest gem here.
Officially the world’s oldest gem, pearls have been revered since long before written history. For this reason, their discovery cannot be attributed to one person in particular, but it is believed that they were first discovered by people searching for food along the seashore. We know that they have been worn as a form of adornment for millennia thanks to a fragment of pearl jewelry found in the sarcophagus of a Persian princess that dates back to 420 BC, which is now on display at the Louvre in Paris.
Pearls were presented as gifts to Chinese royalty as early as 2300 BC, while in ancient Rome, pearl jewelry was considered the ultimate status symbol. So precious were the spherical gems that in the 1st century BC, Julius Caesar passed a law limiting the wearing of pearls only to the ruling classes.
The abundance of natural oyster beds in the Persian Gulf meant that pearls also carried great importance in Arab cultures, where legend stated that pearls were formed from dewdrops that were swallowed by oysters when they fell into the sea. Before the advent of cultured pearls, the Persian Gulf was at the center of the pearl trade and it was a source of wealth in the region long before the discovery of oil.
With such a long and ancient history, it is no wonder that, over time, the pearl became shrouded in myth and legend. In ancient China, pearl jewelry was said to symbolize the purity of the wearer while, in the Dark Ages, knights often wore pearls on the battlefield, believing that the precious gemstones would keep them safe. According to legend, Cleopatra crushed a pearl into a glass of wine to prove to Marc Antony that she could give the most expensive dinner in history.
Today, natural pearls are among the rarest of gems, and their almost entirely depleted supply means that they are found very infrequently only in the seas off Bahrain and Australia. The scarcity of natural pearls is reflected in the prices they fetch at auction, with antique pearl necklaces and earrings selling for record-breaking sums. Last year, a pair of natural pearl earrings - left - which once belonged to Empress Eugenie of France, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte - set a new world record when they sold for US$3.3 million at Doyle New York.
Pearls have been an important trade commodity since Roman times, and the discovery of pearls in Central and South America in the 15th and 16th centuries led to the so-called Pearl Age. With the escalating demand for pearls in Western Europe, where ladies of nobility and royalty wore elaborate pearl necklaces, earrings, pearl bracelets, and brooches, by the 19th century, demand for pearl jewelry became so high that oyster supplies began to dwindle.
Unlike gemstones that are mined from the earth, a living organism produces a pearl and, in fact, their very existence is a freak of nature. A pearl is formed when an irritant, such as a parasite or piece of shell, becomes accidentally lodged in an oyster's soft inner body, causing it to secrete a crystalline substance called nacre, which builds up around the irritant in layers until a pearl is formed. Cultured pearls are formed through the same process, the only difference being that the irritant is implanted in the oyster rather than entering it by chance.
Until the start of the 20th century, the only way of collecting pearls was through divers risking their lives at depths of up to 100ft to retrieve the pearl oysters. It was a dangerous pursuit and one that carried a limited chance of success as a ton of oysters would throw up only three or four quality pearls. Freshwater mollusks living in shallow rivers and streams were easier to gather, but these pearl beds were often reserved for harvesting by royalty.
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From the lowly parasite to the magnificent pearl, this is one gem that is strictly in the hands of Mother Nature herself. A pearl in any sense of the word is perfection, pure and simple. The depth of the luster, the iridescence of the blending of the colors, the purity of the composition makes these gems truly rare, which, in turn, equates to the timeless value in the designs of the jeweler. Bits and bobs can be added with disgression, but the pearl speaks for itself.
Happiest of Holidays my friend. Your posts bring me great pleasure all year round.
Hello Sir, how are you, doing fine here. Sir, your quotes always bring life to topic. It is always a pleasure seeing your message Sir. Advance Merry Christmas 🎁 sir.
So beautiful pearl dreams! Thank you for your documentation.
Glad you enjoyed it!
The last pearl was a bit of a bummer 😕 artificial nah didn't like it
😅 no words
It wasn't a pearl, what is it doing in this video??
You’re right, not a pearl and it detracts from the really stunning pearl that is now on the museum in Indonesia that was found by the fisherman.
Kind of a let down.
Perly ... jedinečnost ... krása ... děkuji Vám za video 🤍🕊️
Happy Holidays, Andrew! Thank you for sharing your exquisite videos all through the year.
Pearls are delightful, indeed, stay well and happy as always.
Hello there sir, thank you for your help on my charity. Always a pleasure sir in making videos. Thank you for always being there.
Gotta love giving a pearl necklace or better getting one
Another great video, thanks for doing this!
Oh hi Liz been a while but great to see you again 😉, I am so glad you like it
Absolutely fascinating! Congratulations!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love pearls and diamonds so exquisite and highly known as beauty and wealth....thanks for such lovely videos!
Uy thank you
Glad you like them!
Diamonds??? .. i think Opals are better than diamonds, outworldly beautiful and magnificent.
Last one was a sphere of stone no nacre from the sea so it didn't count but I love spheres & flourite crystal so THNX very informative
Hello 👋🏼, your so welcome 🙏🏻, thank so much
Pearls seem to have lost their appeal. I took a strand of matched, cultured pearls, that belonged to my late wife, for appraisal. Even though they had a filigree, white gold clasp, since they weren't branded Mikimoto, I was told I should just keep them or pass them on to a female relative. I got no takers from among my stepdaughters, sisters, or nieces.
That is sad to know.😔
I absolutely love pearls, thank you for the amazing video ❤
Your welcome dear
Thank-you Andrew for an interesting and informative video.
Glad you enjoyed it
Hi Andrew! For Halloween I went as a flapper on a yacht cruise, wore my long strands of faux pearls including a beautiful Kenneth Jay Lane gold double strand w/a real 14kt gold strand of round beads that matched it. Interestingly lately I was thinking of the baroque pearls and bought a pair of earrings & necklace to match, not read sadly lol. What a deal Richard Burton made on the Peregrina! Is the big pink pearl, my favorite here, actually on a strand of real round pinks in the one picture? Stunning! Ofc I had to stop and check out those rubies of Marie A's lol! How are you my friend? Keep these coming, I love your work! Take care, much love & many blessings to you! ~~Chanel
Hi 👋🏼 how are you? Oh! I wish i could have seen it, then i could judge 😅 be careful of my verdict. You must look stunning my Friend. You have good eyes, those pinks are fresh water pearls. And Larger pink center is the Abalone Sea pearl which is rare.
@@AndrewPidor Hi doll! If my lousy govt issue phone were compatible w/this laptop, I'd send you the pics. Everyone said they loved my costume and that I looked beautiful, sweet. Yes, good eyes indeed. Remember when you did the first one on rubies and that Russian woman said she was wearing a necklace of them and I sussed out that she was wearing pink sapphires claiming they were all huge rubies lol? She cracked me up! I love that Big Pink, gorgeous, you know how I am about all shades of red lol! Love you so much Andrew!!
@@FastingStarChanelNo5😂 yes I do remember that. Do you have new years party, any plans of what to wear
@@AndrewPidor Yeah that was funny! There's one event coming up that's Gatsby themed, I could wear the same thing lol but you know us women, we need something new & different so I'm still on the lookout. How about you, anything special planned for NYE? Man, time flies eh? Hugs & kisses dear friend!
When most people think of a "Pearl Necklace", jewels are NOT what come to mind. LOL
I had wanted an opera length graded pearl necklace for years but of course could not afford it. Instead I bought a freshwater one from China. Then one day at a flea market I bought a handful of fake pearl necklaces for 3 euros and one of them was a real graded opera length pearl necklace ! I even sleep with it. Many years ago I bought my mother such a necklace and suggested that she have it restrung as it was old. The jeweller had it sent away to be restrung as he said that it was too valuable for him to do as it also was a 'real' pearl necklace, not cultured.
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Hello Sir, thank you din po sayo, and I hope your channel will grow
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@@akosiroi937 Maestro 😅 di naman, hahaha. I am but a small UA-cam content creator.
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SO Beautifully Styled Necklaces ❤ Amazingly Expensive 🎉😮
Yes they are!
Beautiful thanx😊
Most welcome 😊
Bellas perlas
They are really beautiful
Marie Antoinette's other pearl necklace, the one that was once in the possession of Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton's, should be on this list..This exquisite necklace has 44 exceptionally fine and beautifully rounded natural pearls set with a fine turquoise cabochon and diamond clasp!..
I agree my apologies for that I wasn’t able include that in the list
Didn’t know there are red pearls!? How lovely! So much luster.
They are red pearls but they are fresh water pearls. How are you dear, it has been a while and I haven’t been posting lately
I have a single black pearl I love.
Perils are my favorite gem
Video magnifico, ci iscriveremo al canale, buon lavoro e ssluti dall'Italia❤
Thank you ☺️
Amazing
Thanks
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Hi there it is always a pleasure ☺️
Happy Christmas 🎄 as well and God bless you always
It is not actually the quality and size of featured pearls that commanded these prices but because of whom they belong to with the exception of the Philippine pearl.
Agree
"....after a long, loving marriage"
Umm, you may want to do some fact checking on the Windsor's union. Yes it was long, but no--it was not loving. Simpson never loved him, but she also couldn't get out of their engagement/marriage either. Not after he abdicated the English throne just to be with her. He even threatened to off himself if she wouldn't have him.
The slave should have been able to keep that pearl or at least handed down to his family.
It is a sad story that still continues to this days
I think the key is that the pearl has to be natural not cultured to have value.
That is true. Natural pearls especially natural sea pearls are difficult to find now a days
Pearls are my favorite gem
What about using a uv light or Bright flashlight putting the light right up real close you can see the what the Pearl looks like inside and i feel real ones are more transparent and you can see micro organisms and fake light shine bright the manufacturer 'line' made in production some just eclipse but many different results still testing lol
Merry Christmas 🌲🌲 Andrew
Same to you!
O colar de pérolas mais bonito é o Elizabeth Taylor!!
Why are you rushing the pictures??? Ruins the video.
My apologies, noted on that aspect, I will try to improve it. Thank you 😊
The Philippines deserve to be recognized as the Pearl of Asia. This is because, all of the most expensive sea pearls could only be found in this country. The chinese learned to wear them as jewelry from the early filipinos. Gold was also among the many forms of jewelry that early peoples of this country wore from the kings to the slaves - everyone was wearing gold and pearls.
The Philippines is still own to it’s second name “the pearl of the orient”
Did they give any payment to the founder of pearl number two? He should rent it out to them while it’s on display.
That Is still in question actually
@@AndrewPidorThanks good to know.
There are several spelling errors in your slides. Really takes away from credibility. Also noticed that when tracing a necklace through time, some of them don’t appear to be the same strands.
My apologies, for the short comings, I will try to improve on the editing more. Thank you 🙏🏻 for your comment.
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But number one not pearl this is a green jadeit
What the price of pinkboroa pearl
Which one
The last one is a flourite bead and not a natural pearl
did I made a mistake putting it on the list ?
@@AndrewPidor yes
@@johnonglatco2350i can’t change it now, oh dear. Well what can I do now 😅. Thank you so much for such corrections
i have one of the largest pearl in the world maybe but not yet expose in public..a stunning 37kilos natural pearl..someday it will be shown in the world..
The billion is the new million.
That is so true
I am still trying to learn to identify a real pearl from a fake one.....
One of the simplest way is to use a candle light and put the pearl, if it burns then it is fake because true pearl doesn’t burn and their lusters doesn’t fade. 😊
@@AndrewPidorI inherited a pearl necklace from my late mother in-law it’s very old and I have to have tighten the knots before I can wear it (and wear it I will) 😊though I do believe it is a cultured pearl how can you tell the difference between natural and cultured?
Thief’s love mine.
Pearls have crashed in value
Sad to say but it is true. It is no longer rare it is mass produce
What a waste of green Fluorite!!!
It is 😅
I wonder who found the last one?
The last one wasn’t found it was made by humans
Слишком дорого, сейчас делают куда более красивые украшения и дешевле
That is so true
I wonder how much value my natural pearl would have....my pearl is as big as my palm and shaped as it's mother clam....shiny and white as milk...
Try to evaluate it or appraisal
My pear most expensive than all my pear is unique no one to bet this my pear.
La Peregrina Pearl....imagine proudly wearing and boasting about a pearl in your collection that was literally stolen from the African "slave" who found it...wearing and boasting about an inheritance stolen from that African slave and his descendants.
Some dreadful spelling .
Hi 👋🏼, really 😔
The final pearl was a big let down. I would suspect this pearl could just be duplicated for a fraction of its current value noting how cheap Mongolian labor for hire is.
Noted in that aspect
Not a pearl.
I have 5 pounds of pearls love them
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