Jacques’s Two-String Natural Maisie Plant Pearl Necklace
Jacques’s Two-String Natural Maisie Plant Pearl Necklace
Jacques的双串天然梅齐植物珍珠项链
Jacques’s two-string natural pearl necklace is one of the rarest pieces of jewelry in the world. He has sold the necklace for a record price of $7.1 million at an auction. It was crafted by Pierre Cartier, the jeweler of Monaco, and is one of the most important pieces of jewelry in the history of the jewelry industry.
Pierre Cartier
皮埃尔·卡地亚
Adding a little mystique to Cartier’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue is the story of the pearl necklace. During the early twentieth century, pearls were considered the epitome of luxury and a one-million dollar string of pearls was considered an astronomical amount. Luckily, Cartier got the best of both worlds when he traded his pearl necklace for the mansion of a lifetime.
The pearl necklace is one of Cartier’s most iconic products and it was displayed at the jewelry store in 1916. It was composed of two strands of large natural South Sea pearls that matched in colour, lustre and surface quality.
The necklace, which spanned two strands of 55 and 73 pearls, was a feat of engineering. It took years to source the perfect pearls and divers had to harvest them. The necklace featured a three-carat diamond clasp.
In the early twentieth century, pearls were worth more than diamonds. Their value plummeted when cultured pearls entered the market. The two-strand necklace was a nod to the fact that natural pearls were a rare and expensive gem.
The Cartier store has a small statue of the pearl necklace as well as a portrait of Maisie Plant wearing it. The necklace has a price tag of $1,500.
The story of the pearl necklace is a romantic tale. Morton Plant’s wife, Mae “Maisie” Plant, fell in love with the double-stranded pearl necklace displayed by Cartier. She must have asked her husband for it. Plant was a railroad magnate and philanthropist. He was also quite besotted with his much younger second wife.
The story of the Pearl Necklace has been told and retold for many years. Today, Cartier is a major player in the jewelry business, acquiring clients such as royal families and celebrities.
Morton Freeman Plant
莫顿弗里曼工厂
During the Gilded Age, the Morton Freeman Plant and his wife Mae Caldwell Manwaring were a Fifth Avenue society. They were heirs to a steamship and railroad empire. They were known for their noblesse oblige and a dazzling sense of business acumen. Their mansion on Fifth Avenue was constructed on land belonging to the Vanderbilt family.
As a young man, Morton had an interest in yachting. He built a fleet of boats during his lifetime. He also owned two baseball teams. He donated a million dollars for a women’s college in Connecticut. Eventually, he was chairman of the board of directors for the Southern Express Railroad. He was a member of the Indian Harbor Yacht Club and Larchmont Yacht Club.
The heir to the steamship and railroad empire, Morton Freeman Plant, was a savvy businessman. He had a deep sense of noblesse oblige and a love of yachting. His love for sailing began at the age of thirteen with a cat-rigged sailboat. He commissioned Nathanael Herreshoff to design a schooner. Plant loved making his wife happy.
The Plants were wealthy real estate owners. They were unhappy with the rise of Fifth Avenue commercial ventures. They were considering moving to the Central Park area. They also considered moving uptown. They eventually built a second mansion, which they later replaced with a luxury apartment building.
A few years after their divorce, Plant Plant and Mae Vanderbilt moved into a new New York address. This new home was located on the Upper Fifth Avenue. They lived there until 1944.
In the early 1900s, women’s wealth was judged by the length and quality of their pearls. They were much more valuable than diamonds. The rare double strand pearl necklace that Mae Plant fell in love with cost a whopping $1 million.
Jacques’s two-string natural pearl necklace
Jacques双串天然珍珠项链
Jacques’s two-string natural maisie plant pearl necklace is not a small feat. It took quite a bit of money and time to create a graduated set of flawless large pearls.
The best part of the Cartier necklace is that it remains in the hands of its owner, Barbara Plant, who wears it day and night. She had it lengthened to match her outfit and her style. It was a very impressive necklace, with more than 40 pearls.
The Cartier necklace may not have been the first necklace of this kind to hit the market, but it was the first to hit the market in the modern era. At least according to Cartier’s records, the jewel was not only the best-looking, but the most expensive piece in the company’s collection.
The necklace was made up of 55 perfect pearls, each one larger than the next, and sold for $165,000 in 1957. It hasn’t been seen publicly since then. Considering that the necklace was made from natural pearls, it must have been the most expensive piece of jewelry ever made.
It’s no secret that pearls were once in vogue. The natural pearl market was booming in the mid-twenties. But when cultured pearls hit the market, natural pearl prices plummeted. This paved the way for cheaper cultured pearls to replace the natural ones.
The Cartier necklace, in a way, demonstrates how a company can continue its legacy without the involvement of its family. This is especially true in the United States, where Cartier is still operating in the same address. It has helped the company close a deal on a landmark building on Fifth Avenue, the jewel that demonstrates the Cartier brand.
Baroda pearls sold at auction for record $7.1 million
巴罗达珍珠拍卖会以创纪录的710万美元成交
Earlier this year, Baroda pearls sold at auction for a world record price. They sold for $7.1 million at Christie’s in New York. This made the Baroda pearl necklace the most expensive natural pearl jewelry in the world.
The necklace, which features sixty-eight natural pearls, was a piece of jewelry that once belonged to Maharajah Khande Rao of Baroda. This necklace was given to his wife, Maharani Sita Devi Sahib of Baroda, after her marriage to Maharajah Pratapsingh Gaekwad. It was accompanied by a 129-carat diamond.
The necklace was subsequently inherited by the Gaekwad’s successor, Malhar Rao Gaekwad. He did not share the Maharajah’s enthusiasm for the project. In 1939, he gave the necklace to his wife and added it to the royal treasury. It was one of the most important pieces of jewelry that Maharajah Pratapsingh Rao Gaekwad had. He was one of the richest men in the world at that time, and was the second richest Indian prince.
He was also a well-known jewelry collector. He had several pieces of jewelry that were photographed by Henri Cartier-Bresson. These pieces include a six-strand Baroda pearl necklace and a seven-strand pearl necklace.
After the death of Maharajah Pratapsingh, the Baroda State Treasury was almost empty. The government ordered the return of the state’s jewels. This included the pearl necklace, which was a part of the Baroda Crown Jewels. In 1948, the Maharajah returned the necklace and some other pieces.
The Baroda Pearl Necklace sold at auction for a record price. It is the first time that natural pearl jewelry has broken the record at a Christie’s auction in New York.
This necklace was sold on April 25, 2007, at Christie’s “Magnificent Jewels” sale. Other pieces of jewelry sold at this auction included an Art Deco cigarette case, an Indian polka-dotted necklace, and a pair of knuckle-grazing diamond rings.
Sale of Barbara Hutton’s pearl necklace
芭芭拉·赫顿珍珠项链销售
During a trip to Japan in 1959, Barbara Hutton purchased a double-stranded pearl necklace, made up of 88 natural pearls. The necklace was strung with a diamond cluster clasp. Its worth was estimated at $1 million. It was described as the rarest strand of pearls that Cartier had ever sold.
The pearl necklace was made up of forty-four graduated pearls that were 8.5 to 16.3 mm in size. It was engraved with the “Mtd. Cartier” designation meaning it was mounted by Cartier. The necklace also contained a black opal and diamond clasp.
Probably the most impressive part of the necklace was the large diamond clasp that held the pearls together. It took a lot of money and time to make a graduated set of flawless large pearls.
The necklace was engraved with a clever tidbit. It was one of the most expensive pieces of jewelry to be exhibited at Cartier’s Fifth Avenue townhouse in New York.
The necklace was also the only natural pearl to make the cut at Christie’s. It reportedly set a record for the price of a natural pearl necklace. It sold for a whopping $7.1 million at Christie’s auction in April 2007. It has yet to be seen where the pearls went.
The necklace also made the grade at Christie’s auction in November 1999. It sold for a record-setting US$ 1.47 million. It also became the first natural pearl necklace to break the US$1 million mark. It was later eclipsed by another natural pearl necklace sold by Christie’s in April 2004.
In the end, the necklace’s real magic was that it demonstrates an upward trend in natural pearls. It may have been sold to another European jeweler.
Jacques’s Two-String Natural Maisie Plant Pearl Necklace
