Melo pearl

Lot 3479. Large and Rare Non-nacreous Melo Pearl, Melo melo volutidae, Saltwaters near Vietnam. Weighing approximately 36.29 carats and measuring 16.8mm. Sold for US$30,500. © Bonhams Relatively unknown in the West, even George Kunz's compendium of 1908, The Book of The Pearl, had no references to the rare orange pearl offered here. So few have been found, it is no wonder. The Melo melo is the marine snail that produces orange pearls the color of a ripe papaya. The snail generates a pearl-like... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3124. Large Orange Non-Nacreous Pearl--"Melo Pearl", Melo melo volutidae, Saltwaters near Vietnam. Weighing approximately 24.54 carats and measuring 16.60 x 11.65mm. Sold for US$31,875. © Bonhams 2001-2023 Relatively unknown in the West, even George Kunz's compendium of 1908, The Book of The Pearl, had no references to the rare orange pearls offered here. So few have been found, it is no wonder. The Melo melo is the marine snail that produces orange pearls the color of a ripe papaya. The snail generates a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 181. Non-nacreous Saltwater Orange Pearl--"Melo Pearl", Melo melo, Saltwaters near Vietnam. Weighing approximately 13.45 carats and measuring 12.26 x 11.84mm. Estimate US$14,000 - US$18,000. © Bonhams 2001-2023 Relatively unknown in the West, even George Kunz's compendium of 1908, The Book of The Pearl, had no references to the rare orange pearl offered here. So few have been found, it is no wonder. The Melo melo is the marine snail that produces orange pearls the color of a ripe papaya. The snail... [Lire la suite]

  Mikimoto specifically for Russia. Diamond, Conch pearl, Melo pearl and South Seas Cultured Pearl pendant Mikimoto specifically for Russia. Diamond and Conch pearl earrings. Mikimoto specifically for Russia. Diamond and Conch pearl ring. Mikimoto specifically for Russia. Diamond and Conch pearl necklace.   Mikimoto specifically for Russia. Diamond and Conch pearl earrings.

An unmounted melo pearl. Photo Bonhams The near-round undrilled melo pearl of orange hue, weighing 173.20 carat, measuring 29.3 x 27.9mm. Lot 671. Estimate HK$ 1.95 million - 2.72 million (€220,000 - 310,000). Unsold. Accompanied by a report from GIA, stating that the saltwater melo pearl is natural and has no indications of treatment. Report number 6112849002, dated 28 Jan 2011  BONHAMS. FINE JEWELLERY & JADEITE, 26 May 2012 14:00 HKT, HONG KONG, ADMIRALTY

Pair of melo pearl, diamond and emerald pendent earrings. Photo Sotheby's Each suspending on an oval melo pearl measuring approximately 17.01 x 15.28 x 13.53mm and 16.63 x 15.15 x 13.90mm respectively, embraced by an oblong marquise-shaped frame set with brilliant-cut diamonds highlighted by circular-cut emeralds, surmounted and anchored by a pear-shaped rose-cut diamond linked by a cabochon emerald, the diamonds altogether weighing approximately 2.80 carats, mounted in 18 karat white... [Lire la suite]

Rare 145.576 carats natural melo pearl, emerald and diamond pendent necklace. Estimation: HK$800,000 - 1,200,000 (US$103,000 - 154,000). Photo Tiancheng International Suspending a melo pearl measuring approximately 27.08 - 26.85mm, framed by a detachable mount decorated with round cabochon emeralds, suspending a drop-shaped emerald linked by a diamond briolette, surmounted by an emerald bead, a cushion-shaped diamond weighing 0.59 carat and circular-cut diamonds, accompanied by a similarly-set necklace, the... [Lire la suite]

JAR diamond ring. The Graff Fascination, a three-in-one transformable tour de force boasting 152.96 carats of some of the world's finest diamonds that can be worn as an opulent high jewellery watch, a bracelet or a diamond ring. The centrepiece of Graff's The Fascination, a unique transformable jewel, is an incredibly rare 38.13ct pear-cut diamond set into a ring. de GRISOGONO necklace from the 2015 high jewellery collection launched at Baselworld 2015, set with briolette-cut emeralds totalling 89.63ct, round-cut rubies,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1164. Rare Natural Non-Nacreous Melo Pearl, Melo melo volute, .. Weighing 13.97 carats and measuring 14.1 x 12.0 x 10.0mm. Sold for US$ 16,250 (€12,145). © Bonhams Characterized by a wonderful symmetry, many would considered this ovi-form Melo pearl to be a gem given its pretty papaya orange color, its fine flame pattern iridescence and excellent luster. This is a rare and fine pearl for the serious collector.   Bonhams. Gems, Minerals and Lapidary Works of Art New... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1165. Rare Non-nacreous Orange Pearl--Melo Pearl, Melo melo volutidae, Saltwaters near Vietnam. Weighing approximately 23.78 carats and measuring 15.0 x 14.0 x 14.0mm. Sold for US$ 13,750 (€10,277). © Bonhams Relatively unknown in the West, even George Kunz's compendium of 1908, "The Book of The Pearl" had no references to the rare orange pearl offered here. So few have been found, it is no wonder. The Melo melo is the marine snail that produces orange pearls the color of a ripe papaya. The... [Lire la suite]