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On 16 December 2008 at Bonhams in Madison Avenue, the three-strand necklace, which comprises 224 pearls and two Cartier diamond clasps, is expected to fetch US$500,000-700,000.
Designed with versatility in mind, the necklace was originally made up of five strands of pearls, which allowed its owner to change the combination and style of the jewellery.
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Anna Thomson Dodge Pearls for Auction

In 1920, Horace E. Dodge - US founder of the eponymous automobile company - bought a natural pearl necklace from Cartier for his wife Anna Thomson Dodge for an unprecedented US$825,000. At the time, it was one of the most expensive pearl necklaces ever sold on the open market. Eighty-eight years later, Bonhams is delighted […]

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Pearls Of Anna Thomson Dodge To Be Sold By Bonhams New York