Tiffany & Co Conch pearls pendant

Tiffany & Co Conch pearls pendant

In 1905, Henry Walters, founder of the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, bought the sautoir necklace, above, from Tiffany & Co. for his niece Laura Delano, the centerpiece of which is a large pink conch pearl weighing 23.50 carats – one of the largest examples in the world at the time.