High prices Archived Message
Posted by Juscha on May 19, 2014, 8:19 am, in reply to "Re: Anhalt Pearl Necklace sold and some others too"
Hi Mauritz, I donīt even know what this is, me and pearls, perhaps Iīm not yet at this point now, some things need time to develop.. Certainly you are right, the string is of good quality. And I guess your explanation makes sense. Shortage let raise the price always. Maybe there are also more and more people interested in the real ones, especially in Asia I could imagine. --Previous Message-- : --Previous Message-- : I cannot see any other good reason. : Even if a lot is not described with noble or : royal provenance it doesnīt mean is it not. : Some prefer to stay unter the radar and a : serious bidder will get more informations : than given in the catalogue. : Anyway, there must be a lot of need in the : market when the prices were driven so high : in the auction. The pearls were not even : very large. : : : Juscha, I share your surprise about the high : selling prices compared to the estimate, : though unlike you, I love pearls. If I had : the money, I'd rather buy a perfect string : of natural pearls than some diamond riviere, : so I'm probably biased when it comes to : prices. And the pearls in Lot 505, which : sold for more than 2 million euro, are not : exactly small (the largest around the size : of an hazelnut) and look exquisite, when you : zoom into the photo. : : There were surprisingly many natural pearl : necklaces in this auction, and they all : sold, although those with small pearls and : pearls with less than perfect surface stayed : pretty much within the price range of the : estimate. The only explanation I can come up : with is that with increasing maritime : pollution exceptional natural pearls are : becoming more and more rare. That would : correspond with the rapidly increasing : prices for coral since the late 90's. :
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