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What are the top ten famous pearls in the world

What are the top ten famous pearls in the world are: LaoZi's Pearl, Pearl of Asia, Hopper's Pearl, Regent's Pearl, Wanderer's Pearl, Nottiga's Pearl, Raparegrine's Pearl, Charles II's Pearl, Oviedo's Pearl, and Carrotta's Pearl.

1, LaoZi Pearl

LaoZi's PearlLaoZi's Pearl's name source is said to be because from different directions, its shape like the old, Confucius and Sakyamuni three saints, so it is also known as the Pearl of Allah, the Pearl of Confucius, the holy pearl, etc.. The pearl, 241 millimeters long, 139 millimeters wide, 70 millimeters in radius, weighing 31,750 carats (about 6,350 grams) and larger than a human head, is the world's largest natural seawater bead and was found in 1934 in Balawang Bay, the Philippines.

2, Pearl Of Asia

Pearl Of Asia, Pearl Of Asia, is a 10 centimeters long, short diameter of 6-7 centimeters, weighing 605 carats (about 121 grams) of shaped pearls, shaped like an eggplant. It is also the second largest wild natural pearl in the world. 1628, it was found in the Persian Gulf, and was bought by the then Persian King Abbas the Great, named "Pearl Of Asia", and presented to the Persian Queen who loved pearls, and then the pearl was presented to Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty in China.

3, Hope Pearl

Hope Pearl (Hope Pearl), is a huge teardrop shaped shell attached to the pearl, one end of the white, the other end of the brownish-green, 2.5 inches (6.35 centimeters) long, diameter of 8.25-11.5 centimeters around the weight of 450 carats (about 90 grams), it is presumed to be produced in Asia. The pearl is set in a recognizable crown of precious stones including diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires.

4, Regent's Pearl

Regent's Pearl (Regent's Orb), weighing 84.25 carats (about 16.5 grams), from traditional pearl-producing areas such as the Persian Gulf or the Gulf of Mannar, is the world's largest ovoid pearl now found. This pearl was originally set in the French crown, "Regent" once belonged to the French royal family of a large pearl, but also Napoleon I gave his second wife Marie-Louise gift.

5, Wanderer Pearl

La Peregrina history on La Peregrina (La Peregrina pearls) has been controversial, there have been three are named "Peregrina" pearls, the most famous is Elizabeth Arden! The most famous one is Elizabeth Arden's, which was also known as the "Wanderer" (La Peregrina is the French word for wanderer) in order to distinguish between the three "La Peregrina" pearls.

6, Notiga Pearl

Notiga Pearl (Notiga Pear) is a strange and famous large pearls, dark green (that is, we now say Tahitian pearls), produced by abalone shells, weighing 43.75 carats (8.75 grams), was once owned by Mrs. Notiga, and so the name.

7, La Paregliner pearls

La Paregliner beads (La Paregliner), is a fine round brown pearl, weighing 33.5 carats (about 6.7 grams), this pearl was found in 1560 in Venezuela, it was initially presented to Philip II of Spain as a gift, 1734 because of the fire in the Royal Palace and lost. Later, the Tsarist era hid it in a Moscow museum, and it is an extremely famous large pearl in history, but unfortunately, the whereabouts of this unique pearl are ultimately unknown.

8, Charles II Pearl

Charles II Pearl (charlesiipearl), which weighs 28 carats (about 5.6 grams). This pearl was discovered in 1691 and later gifted to the Emperor Charles II of England, hence the name. It is said that Charles II later lost the pearl and it was acquired by the Queen of Spain, who made it into a pair of earrings, so this pearl experience can be very rich.

9, Orvieto Pearls

Orvieto Pearls Orvieto Pearls, also known as Molleus Pearls, weighing 26 carats (about 5.2 grams). Said to have been discovered in Panama, the southernmost country in Central America, in 1520, this pearl was one of the finest natural large pearls in the world at the time. Rumor has it that a Western European, who offered solid gold 650 times more valuable than the pearl to purchase the pearl, ended up with nothing and the Oviedo pearl is unaccounted for.

10, Carlotta Pearl

Carlotta Pearl Carlotta Pearl, also known as the Mexican Queen Pearl, its shape is very round, weighing 21.5 carats (about 4.3 grams), which is an excellent quality of natural wild pearls. Legend has it that this pearl was once owned by Mexican Queen Carlotta, hence the name.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Pearl of Lao Tzu