Do we have any idea where the pearls are now? Have they ever come up for auction or sale since they were "purchased" for Mrs Plant - Rovensky.
I came across this web site detailing the story of how Morton Plant traded his New York mansion (and land) for the two famous strands of pearls assembled by Cartier. https://doyle.com/specialists/nan-summerfield/stories/mrs-plants-pearls
A portrait of Mrs Plant, later Mrs Rovensky, wearing the celebrated pearls.
Hans Nadelhoffer outlined the saga of the pearls in his tome on Cartier.
If the pearls were to surface at an auction today, I have no doubt they would be the centre of intense bidding. Then, we would also have a modern photo of the gems showing the orient and lustre.
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