An Exceptional Melo Melo Pearl

[jshepherd]

I came across this beauty in Hong Kong - a seven-figure pearl!

It's a melo melo that measures over 33 mm and weighs 276 carats.

No, I didn't take it home

 

[Yens]

I know who this belongs to.. HAHA

 

[CortezPearls]

An Astounding Beauty!

 

[SteveM]

I'm not seeing the flame, in Jeremy's hand or in the GIA shot. Surface actually looks pretty rough, but it is amazing the pearl retained its symmetry after what must have been decades in the pearl sac.

 

[jshepherd]

Yeah, it didn't have much discernible flame. If it did, it would probably be an 8-figure pearl!

 

[Pella]

Yeah, it didn't have much discernible flame. If it did, it would probably be an 8-figure pearl!

Jeremy can you please tell us about the strand at the bottom of the main picture of the melo melo, to the right of your hand?

 

[Lagoon Island Pearls]

What is the country of origin?

 

[jshepherd]

What is the country of origin?

I believe it is Indonesia.

 

[jshepherd]

Jeremy can you please tell us about the strand at the bottom of the main picture of the melo melo, to the right of your hand?

Good eye! I was wondering if anyone would notice!

It is a double strand of natural conch pearls with diamond beads. The bottom two rows in this image.

 

[Pella]

Thank you. They are beautiful - the colours are amazing. Nature is so wonderful.