NATURAL PEARL Baroque shape, shaded white, weighing 199.7 cts (798.85 grains). Dimensions: 71.55 x 25.90 x 18.05 mm. An unmounted natural pearl weighing 199,7 cts. S.S.E.F. certificate: natural pearl from a marine mollusc. Note: This unperforated pearl, exceptional for its size and evocative shape, is one of nature's accidental wonders. Its rarity, even in museum collections, makes it a piece worthy of the great cabinets of curiosity. Bibliography: "Perles" Hubert Bari, David Lam, éditions Skira - book published to coincide with the exhibition at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha in 2010. "Merveilleuses Perles" Françoise Cailles, Argus Valentines - 2006.