A pearl necklace, which once belonged to Catherine the Great, is displayed at Bonhams auction house in London November 12, 2008. The necklace will be auctioned in New York on December 16, and is expected to fetch $500,000-$700,000.
Joanna Bulmer, a Bonhams employee, models a pearl necklace at the auction house in London, November 12, 2008.