The pearl ; its story, its charm, and its value . es common by allowing many tosee and handle them. The buyer is equallyaverse to publicity, so that exact knowledgedoes not pass far beyond the dealer and hiscustomer as a rule. The finest pearl known is that in the Museumof Zosima, in Moscow, called La is perfectly round and so lustrous that itappears to be transparent. It weighs about112 grains and was bought of the captain of anEast India ship at Leghorn. The largest known pearl to-day is in theBeresford Hope collection shown at the SouthKensington Museum, London. It is two inch
The pearl ; its story, its charm, and its value . es common by allowing many tosee and handle them. The buyer is equallyaverse to publicity, so that exact knowledgedoes not pass far beyond the dealer and hiscustomer as a rule. The finest pearl known is that in the Museumof Zosima, in Moscow, called La is perfectly round and so lustrous that itappears to be transparent. It weighs about112 grains and was bought of the captain of anEast India ship at Leghorn. The largest known pearl to-day is in theBeresford Hope collection shown at the SouthKensington Museum, London. It is two incheslong and its circumference is four and a halfinches. It weighs three ounces (1818 grains). Tavernier saw a pearl in 1663 belonging tothe Shah of Persia which was valued at 3200tomans or about $320,000 of our money. Itwas very perfect, pear-shaped, and nearly threeinches long. It is believed to have come fromthe ancient fishery at Catifa in Arabia. Eventhis great sum was exceeded by Pliny in hisestimate of the pearl Cleopatra is said to have326. COUNTESS TORBY FACTS AND FANCIES swallowed. He placed the value of that at$375,000. As the Shahs pearl was aboutthree inches long, Cleopatras must have beenlarge enough to reflect on the story connectedwith it. It is said Julius Cassar presented a pearlvalued at an equivalent of nearly $250,000 toServilla the sister of Cato of Utica and motherof Marcus Junius Brutus. The pearl taken fromthe ear-drop of Caecilia Metella by Clodius todissolve and drink in vinegar was valued at$40,000. A large pear-shaped pearl weighing onethousand grains was found at the island ofMargarita off the Colombian coast and givento Philip II. of Spain. Some reports say it wasobtained in 1579; others give the date as 1560and say it was presented to the monarch byDon Diego de Temes. It was valued then atsomething over $30,000, but Freco, the kingsjeweller, said it might be worth twice to twentytimes as much for such a gem was was later known among th
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