Natural pearls and much, much more

[Nora]

http://www.christies.com/features/singing-bird-pistols-en-1422-3.aspx

I'm speechless.

 

[pattye]

Truly extraordinary! Thanks so much, Nora!

 

[Lagoon Island Pearls]

Beautiful set indeed.

The narrator mentioned "pearls", but not naturals. Exquisite nonetheless though.

 

[Nora]

The narrator did mentioned that these were made in the 1820s. Who exactly was culturing pearls then?!

 

[Caitlin]

The quality of the pearls is exquisite.Of course they are naturals. They are so perfectly matched and blemish-free, that alone sets them apart from most natural pearls. Christies really scored a mind-blowing find on those. I would not be surprised if they went for over 10 million...

 

[CortezPearls]

Wow! Who could have ever imagined such a "Gun"....hope they come up with a fishing harpoon that can sing an opera. Incredible work of art, the little mechanical bird is unique.

 

[Lagoon Island Pearls]

The narrator did mentioned that these were made in the 1820s. Who exactly was culturing pearls then?!

Oops, I missed that part. They certainly are well matched.

 

[GemGeek]

I came home from a very long day and received this lovely treat -- thanks Nora!!!

 

[Pearl Dreams]

What a delight!

 

[la_corsetiere]

Incredible beauty and workmanship - thanks for sharing!