Most Expensive Rare Kind Of Pearl

Due to their extreme rarity and their illustrious history and provenance natural pearl jewelry will always be more highly valued than our modern cultured pearl cousins.

Most expensive rare kind of pearl.

A history of the most expensive pearls ever sold jun 1 2016 a look at some of the most valuable pearls in the world and the stories behind their journeys to market. The 856 58 carat 171 3 gram nacreous baroque pearl sits secured in the antique gold sculptured torso of a centaur a half man half horse creature of greek mythology. Size large pearls are extremely rare and with sizes up to 20mm south sea pearls stand out from all the other types of pearls. Composed of fluorite this gem was ground into a pearl shape over the course of three years.

They are the largest and most valuable pearls grown today with average sizes ranging from 10 to 15 millimeters. In the mid 16th century the pearl was unveiled on the coast of santa margarita a spanish colony in the gulf of panama. South sea pearls grow in a large pearl oyster native to australia the philippines myanmar and indonesia. It is a 75 pound 2 foot by 1 foot clam grown pearl valued at 100 million.

2 la peregrina pearl 11 8 million although la peregrina pearl is the second most expensive and famous pearl in the world interesting stories and historical event lies behind it. The green pearl has a tendency to glow in the dark. It is the most expensive pearl on the market. One of the world s rare pearls is named after sheikha fatima.

Natural pearls of high quality suitable for fine jewelry are incredibly rare for every 10 000 to 15 000 wild oysters fished from the sea only 1 or 2 will yield a pearl. It was hidden. It is the biggest manmade pearl in the world. Prices of south sea strands can range from 1 000 to more than 100 000 view our most expensive south sea pearl jewelry.

As a result conch pearls especially those in the most popular soft pink colour are incredibly valuable and even a pea sized gem can fetch as much as us 120 000. While spending millions on a necklace may not be possible it s okay to have an appetite for luxury. Conch pearls are also extremely rare non nacreous pearls which cannot be cultivated and are only found in one in every 10 000 queen conch molluscs. What seems to be the world s largest and most expensive naturally grown pearl has been shown to the world.