NATURAL BAROQUE PEARL
Phallus-shaped, shaded white,... Lot 89
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NATURAL BAROQUE PEARL
Phallus-shaped, shaded white, weighing 199.7 cts (798.85 grains).
Dimensions: 71.55 x 25.90 x 18.05 mm.
An unmounted natural pearl weighing 199.7 cts.
S.S.E.F. certificate: natural pearl from a marine mollusc.
Note: This unperforated pearl, exceptional for its size and evocative shape, is one of nature's accidental wonders.
Its rarity, even in museum collections, makes it worthy of the great cabinets of curiosity.
Bibliography: "Perles" Hubert Bari, David Lam, éditions Skira - book published to coincide with the exhibition at Doha's Museum of Islamic Art in 2010.
"Merveilleuses Perles" Françoise Cailles, Argus Valentines - 2006.
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