La Peregrina would like to invite you to our grand opening. The pear-shaped La Peregrina Pearl was the focal point. Ironically, its shell was initially thought to be too small to be worth opening.
About Peregrina pearl . The actress, then, commissioned Cartier to re-design the necklace, setting La Peregrina with pearls, diamonds and rubies. A slave was set free after finding the pearl in the Gulf of Panama and bringing it to the Spanish court. According to one theory, it was found in Panama in 1560. Photo: At the time the Spanish trained men to harvest pearls from oysters on the sea bed by holding … Cartier created a truly incredible and striking piece of pearl jewelry. The world-famous La Peregrina Pearl has a history of nearly 500 years. Juan pantoja de la Cruz 020.jpg 1,181 × 2,000; 2.07 MB. Thought to be the largest pearl in the world, it was brought to Madrid by the explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa, who presented it … Also from the French Crown jewels acquired - via the jeweller Faberge - the "La Regente" Pearl of 337 grains, in the picture above, Zenaide wore the La Pelegrina and the Regent Pearl as a hair-jewel. And in the second picture on a sautoir as pendant, more about the story of the Regent Pearl at the website of Queen Eugenie of France. 2011年12月佳士得以1180万美元售出配以红宝石、钻石的漫游者珍珠（La Peregrina Pearl）项链，打破了巴罗达珍珠（The Baroda Pearls）700万美元的成交记录（但是巴罗达珍珠本是七盘珍珠，拍卖中只见到两盘），成为历史上最高价格的珍珠拍卖品。 The pearl is also associated with a fascinating history. After its discovery in the Gulf of Panama in the 16th century, King Phillip II of Spain gave the pearl to Queen Mary I (Mary Tudor). In December 2011, the pearl as part of Elizabeth Taylor’s collection, which was being auctioned at Christie’s in New York sold for a record price of more than 11 million dollors. The La Peregrina Pearl . Taylor loved the necklace so much, she wore it in several of her films. 2 talking about this. As an opening gift from us to you for every necklace purchased you will be receiving a free mystery pearl bracelet. The Spanish translation means the "Pilgrim" or "the Wanderer" and it certainly was. La Peregrina Pearl then became part of the Spanish Treasury. Included in the purchase of La Peregrina was the pearl’s provenance, which is as fascinating as the pearl is rare and beautiful. In fact, through much of its history, the pearl was a possession of different royal households. La Peregrina was later introduced to the Spanish royal household, where it became part of the Spanish Crown Jewels for a while. La Peregrina shared a post . 1.