White Non-nacreous Pearl from the "Giant Clam"
Lot 1235Y
White Non-nacreous Pearl from the "Giant Clam"
US$ 3,000 - 4,000
£ 2,100 - 2,800
Lot Details
White Non-nacreous Pearl from the "Giant Clam"
Tridacna gigas
Coastal waters near the Philippines
A baroque white non-nacreous pearl having a fine, minute-grained flame patter structure on its surface.
Weighing approximately 21.58 carats and measuring 16.5 x 14.1 x 12.5 mm

Footnotes

  • Accompanied by a European Gemological Laboratory report US 57622401P dated July 15, 2011 stating non nacreous natural pearl from the Giant Clam Tridacna gigas.

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