Baroda Pearl Necklace
Top 3 in Top 10 Most Expensive Pearls
The Baroda pearl necklace is one of the most historically significant and valuable pearl necklaces and make the top three in the list of most expensive pearls. The Baroda pearl necklace has proven time and time again that it is more than simply its astronomically high price tag of $7.1 million. With pearls from the Maharajas of India's seven-strand pearl necklace's fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh rows.
Because the previous owners of this necklace were Indian royals, the famed seven-strand accessory was made up of 330 pearls that only fit the taste of nobility. During Maharaja Pratap Singh Rao's rule, however, he took some of India's royal valuables to his palace in Monaco. He was given an ultimatum by the authorities to return the gems. Even though he returned everything, a portion of the seven-strand necklace was missing. The lost component was eventually discovered and priced at $7.1 million at a Christie's auction.
Price: $7.1 million
Because the previous owners of this necklace were Indian royals, the famed seven-strand accessory was made up of 330 pearls that only fit the taste of nobility. During Maharaja Pratap Singh Rao's rule, however, he took some of India's royal valuables to his palace in Monaco. He was given an ultimatum by the authorities to return the gems. Even though he returned everything, a portion of the seven-strand necklace was missing. The lost component was eventually discovered and priced at $7.1 million at a Christie's auction.
Price: $7.1 million
