1, Oviedo Pearl
The English name is Oviedopearl, also known as Morales Pearl. It is said that 1520 found a high-quality pearl in Panama, the southernmost country in Central America, weighing 26 carats or 5.2 grams. It is said that it was bought by a western European with 650 times the weight of pearls, and then I don't know what it is.
2. Zhu
English name laperegrinapearl There are three kinds of statements about Zhu:
(1), some people think that Rapa Regelien is another pearl in the Spanish royal family, weighing 134, but it was burned in the palace fire in 1734. Its weight is 134 grain, which means 33.5 carats or 6.7 grams. 1560 was found in Venezuela. It was originally sent to Philip II of Spain, but the whereabouts of 1734 are unknown due to the fire in the palace.
② 1554 was found in panama bay. Teardrop-shaped, weighing 58.5 carats (234.0 beads), shaped like pigeon eggs, is a famous high-quality pearl in history. It was brought to the Spanish Palace by colonists in about 1554. At that time, King Philip II of Spain gave it to Queen Mary Tado of England as a wedding gift. Four years later, 1558, the queen died and told her to put it around the neck of the statue of the Virgin Mary. But Philip gave it to his second wife Isabel. 1568, passed on to Philip III's wife and later to Philip IV. It is said that it was guarded by seven generations of Spanish queens. 1799, Napoleon staged a coup in the foggy month, the Spanish kingdom collapsed, and Rapa Regelien became Napoleon's bag. 18 14, Napoleon failed, and his younger brother Joseph gave some royal jewels, including this big pearl, to his niece and Tian Si. 1852, the son of Hotan claimed to be the dictator of the second French Empire. Soon after, 1870 failed and was exiled to England. During his exile, he had to sell some jewels to make a living, including Rapa Regelien. Before he died, the former dictator told his friend Marquis Aberdeen that he hoped to redeem the jewels. But the Marquis decided to buy this pearl for his wife and pass it on to his son later. In World War I, the family tried to sell pearls for 35,000 pounds (at that time, no gem could sell at such a high price). In 1969, the famous movie star richard burton bought this pearl at an auction for $37,000. Soon, he gave this pearl to his wife, the famous actress Elizabeth Taylor, as a gift for Taylor's 37th birthday.
Some people think that there may be three pearls with the same name. When Rapa Regelien was auctioned (later bought by Burton), the former Spanish Queen Victoria? Ogoni protested that she had a real Rapa Regelien and showed a photo. However, people think that photos are somewhat different from historical records. It is round and regular, weighing 72.5 carats (223.8 beads).
3. Carota Pearl
The English name is Carlottapearl, also known as the Queen Pearl of Mexico. According to legend, this pearl was once owned by Mexican Queen Carota, hence its name. It is round in shape and weighs 86 grains, that is, 2 1.5 carats or 4.3 grams. It is a natural wild pearl with excellent quality.
4. charles ii Pearl
The English name charlesⅱpearl was discovered in 169 1 year, and was named after it was given to the British emperor charles ii. Its weight is 28 carats or 5.6 grams. Legend has it that it was acquired by the Queen of Spain at the same time and made into a pair of earrings.
5. Pearl of Asia
The English name is Asia Pearl, which was found in 1736. It is a huge natural wild pearl with a strange shape and a slightly cylindrical shape. It measures 76×49 mm and weighs 605 carats, that is, 12 1 g, which is worth 200,000 dollars.
6. The Pearl Queen
The English name queenofpearl is a very beautiful oriental pearl, weighing 27.5 carats or 5.5 grams. It was once owned by the French Palace, and 1792 was stolen and its whereabouts were unknown. However, some people think that it is the Lapiligrena pearl owned by the Russian czar later.
7. The Pearl of Regency
English name LaRegentepearl, an oval pearl, 337 bead gel, unknown origin. It once belonged to the French royal family. After the French Revolution, when the royal jewels were auctioned, the beads were also sold and their whereabouts were unknown.
8.NOTIGA pearls
The English name Nordicapearl is a strange and famous big pearl, which is green and produced from abalone shell. Weighing 43.75 carats or 8.75 grams, it was once owned by a lady named Notiga, hence its name.
9.La Palaglina pearls
Its weight is 1 12 grains or 5.6 grams, and its shape is thin and round. It was hidden in the Moscow Museum in the Tsarist era. It is a very famous pearl in history.
10, Pearl of Hope
A giant pearl hidden for bankers in London, England, was the largest natural wild pearl in the world at that time, weighing 65,438+0,800 grains, or 450 carats or 90 grams. Its shape is very strange, like a cylinder. What is even more amazing is that one end of the cylinder is white and the other end is brown. This giant bead is 2.5 inches long and is now in the British Museum.