Quahog pearl for sale at Bonham's LA CA

[Caitlin]

Lot 296
A Published Gem: Large and Rare, Purple Non-nacreous Quahog Pearl
USD 25,000 - USD 35,000

Date/Time: 7 Dec 2016

Location: Los Angeles

For further details please refer to the auction on the Bonhams website by clicking here, or click on the lot:


I am really interested in how this sale goes.

 

[pattye]

Had to dig for the specs, what size is it??!! (approx 12 x 14mm) I'll be curious also, Caitlin. Seems like it's value is over estimated.

 

[JerseyPearl]

That seems just crazy...
And wow, I really want that nephrite jade table.

 

[BWeaves]

It took me some hunting to find the info we all want to know:

Weighing approximately 16.64 carats and measuring 13.64 x 11.84mm, undrilled.

P.S. After clicking the link, search on "quahog" and this pearl comes up as the first one in the list.
Then click on the photo of the pearl and scroll down to the bottom.

 

[MSC]

Even at that size, which is pretty large, I wonder how they came up with a valuation of 25-35k? Seems like they went over and above by at least one order of magnitude.

That lapis lazuli necklace is all sorts of yes for me!

 

[Lagoon Island Pearls]

That seems just crazy...
And wow, I really want that nephrite jade table.

Yeah, incredible. There's big boulders our way, but I'd suspect that's Cassiar jade. Some huge boulders have been found up there in the last few years.

 

[Katbran]

I know nothing really about the value of such pearls ... but it seems very high. However...wow ... I want that table too...