The Sleeping Lion Pearl, which once belonged to Catherine the Great and believed to be the world's largest freshwater pearl, is displayed before being auctioned in the Hague, Netherlands May 28, 2018. (Photo/Agencies)
The world's largest known freshwater pearl, which once belonged to Catherine the Great, was sold on Thursday in the Netherlands for US$374,000, auction house Venduehuis said.
The Sleeping Lion Pearl, which once belonged to Catherine the Great and believed to be the world's largest freshwater pearl, is displayed before being auctioned in the Hague, Netherlands May 28, 2018. (Photo/Agencies)
Herman Dommisse, the owner of The Sleeping Lion Pearl, which once belonged to Catherine the Great and believed to be the world's largest freshwater pearl, shows the pearl before being auctioned in the Hague, Netherlands May 28, 2018. (Photo/Agencies)