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A RARE NATURAL PEARL NECKLACE
Lot 367 THE COWDRAY PEARLS

A RARE NATURAL PEARL NECKLACE

Fermé13 June 2012

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GBP 2,169,250

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A RARE NATURAL PEARL NECKLACE
Composed of a single row of thirty-eight graduated natural grey pearls, measuring 11.4-6.8mm, to the rectangular mixed-cut diamond clasp, 43.2cm long
The clasp with maker's mark JC in a rectanglar lozenge and indistinctly no.270
Accompanied by report no.05554 dated 27 April 2012 from The Gem & Pearl Laboratory, London, stating the pearls are natural, saltwater

Offered by the Personal Representatives of the late Elizabeth, Viscountess Cowdray

Note du spécialiste

The Cowdray family fortune was based upon the success of a building and contracting business which was developed during the late 19th century by Weetman Dickinson Pearson, later to become the 1st Viscount Cowdray. Viscountess Cowdray, Lady Pearson (1860-1932) was a distinguished connoisseur and collector. She was well known for her superb collection of pictures, furniture and works of art and these rare coloured pearls are a testament to her discerning taste for beautiful and unusual objects.