DIGEST 市场指标 PEARL REPORT | 30 | 2024-2025 The Abernethy Pearl 阿伯尼西珍珠 Image by Stewart Attwood 照片由Stewart Attwood拍摄 CHRISTIE’S IMAGES LTD. 2024年 Natural pearl sautoirs 天然珍珠长链 Pearls are now eligible for the Authenticity Guarantee service offered by online shopping platform eBay UK. New and pre-loved pearl pieces sold for £500 (around US$662) and above can be independently verified by eBay in collaboration with the Gemological Institute of America. This expanded service encompasses a range of pearl jewellery, from major brands such as Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Tiffany & Co and Chopard to unbranded pieces. According to eBay UK, pearl sales rose 30 per cent in the first six months of 2024. Weight in grains of The Abernethy Pearl, a famous Scottish freshwater pearl known as the largest in living memory. It was sold on August 21, 2024 by auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull for £93,951 (around US$124,034) – a world record for this type of pearl. The Abernethy Pearl was discovered nearly six decades ago in 1967 and is the size of an average marble. It was named after its finder, William Abernethy, who is known as Scotland’s last pearl fisherman. Pearl fishing was banned in Scotland in 1998. Its weight of 43.6 grains, the measurement used for natural pearls, is remarkable as it is thought that only one in every 5,000 mussels found in Scottish rivers contains a pearl, revealed Lyon & Turnbull. Price fetched by two extraordinary natural pearl sautoirs at Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction in Geneva on May 15, 2024. The longest sautoir comprises a total of 171 round to oval and button-shaped natural pearls, ranging approximately from 12.55mm to 4.45mm while the shortest one consists of a total of 182 round to roundish and button-shaped natural pearls, ranging approximately from 10.75mm to 4.10mm. The pearls came with reports from the Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF. 阿伯尼西珍珠(The Abernethy Pearl)的重量(以格令为单位)。这颗珍珠被誉为近代史上最大的苏格兰淡水珍珠，于2024年8月 21日由Lyon & Turnbull拍卖行以93,951英镑(约124,034美元)售出，创下了同类型珍珠的世界纪录。阿伯尼西珍珠在1967年被 发现，大小与弹珠相若，并以其发现者William Abernethy，即苏格兰最后一位采珠人的名字命名，而苏格兰已在1998年正式发 出珍珠捕捞禁令。Lyon & Turnbull透露，苏格兰河流每5,000枚贻贝之中，只有一枚含有珍珠，因此这颗重达43.6格令(天然珍珠 重量单位)的瑰宝，实是惊为天人的发现。 eBay英国正品保证服务，现已扩展至珍珠商品。全新和二 手珍珠首饰的售价凡达到500英镑(约662美元)或以上， 即有资格交由eBay与GIA美国宝石研究院合作进行独立 验证。正品保证计划扩大范围后，已涵盖卡地亚、梵克雅 宝、蒂芙尼和萧邦等品牌的珍珠首饰,以及一般首饰产 品。eBay英国发言人表示，该网站2024年1月至6月的珍 珠商品销量增加了30%。 2024年5月15日举行的日内瓦佳士得瑰丽珠宝拍卖会上， 两条天然珍珠长链的成交价。较长那条由171颗圆形至椭 圆形以及钮扣形天然珍珠串成，直径约12.55至4.45毫米。 较短那条由182颗圆形至近圆形以及钮扣形天然珍珠串 成，直径约10.75至4.10毫米。两条珍珠长链均附有SSEF瑞 士珠宝研究院报告。 283萬美元 US$2.83M Authenticity Guarantee 正品保证 43.6
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