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Famous Pearls
Arco Valley Pearl
The Arco Valley pearl is baroque shapes pearl, 575 carats, that is white with pink and brown hues. The pearl was offered to Khubilai Khan, emperor of China, by Marco Polo.
Big Pink Pearl
The Big Pink pearl is the largest known natural abalone pearl, weighing 470 carats and baroque in shape. The pearl is owned by Wesley Rankin, a diver in Petaluma, California and valued in 1991 at $4,700,000.
Jomon Pearl
The Jomon pearl of Japan is the oldest known existing pearl, dating back 5,500 years.
La Pellegrina Pearl
The silver La Pellegrina pearl (meaning "The Incomparable") is 111.5 grains in weight, perfectly spherical and from South America. The pearl was brought to Russia from India in the 18th century. Once part of the Spanish Crown Jewels, this pearl is now lost. It was sold by the Christie's in Geneva in 1987 for $463,800.
Pearl of Lao-tze
The Pearl of Lao-tze is the largest pearl on record, and was recovered from a 160-lb Giant Clam. This pearl is 23.8 cm long, and weighs 6.4 kg (about 14 lbs). It was reportedly found by a free-diving pearl diver on May 7, 1934, at Palawan Island, Philippines. In 1936 Wilbur Dowell Cobb was given the pearl as a gift by a chieftain of Palawan for having saved the life of his son. In 1980, Cobb's heirs sold it to a jeweler in Beverly Hills, California, for $200,000. The San Francisco Gem Laboratory has valued this pearl at $40 million.
Queen Pearl
The Queen pearl was one of the first pearls found in the United States, initiating a pearl rush in the eastern U.S. The Queen pearl is pink, weighs 93 grains (23.25 carats) and was found in Notch Brook, New Jersey, in 1857. The Queen pearl was sold to Tiffany's and was probably sold to Cartier in Europe. It ultimately ended up in the collection of Empress Eugénie of France around 1857.
Sara Pearl
The Sara pearl is a drop-shaped gray pearl weighing 220 grains found near Isla Margarita off Venezuela. It is most likely “Pearl Number 3?illustrated by Jean Baptiste Tavernier in Travels in India in the 17th century.
Star of Asia Pearl
The Star of Asia pearl is the world's largest Pinctada pearl, weighing at 5½ ounces (or 2400 grains). This pearl is eggplant-shaped.