| I guess some may agree that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and as such almost any pearl could be classified as a 'collectible' to that person who owns it. Notwithstanding there are still some generally accepted unique pearls. On Paspaley's web site there is talk of the 'Paspaley Pearl' which is believed to be the single most unique pearl produced by the group. Said to be almost priceless and arguably worth more than their multi million dollar strand sold some time ago.
I can still remember single pearls being sold for very high prices in the heyday of pearling in Australia. One 18mm (I think) pearl was sold boat side for around AUD$60,000.00 and was purchased by a Japanese pearl dealer. I wonder what it's worth now? Not nearly that much. |