FREE: Yellow Gold Plated Tulip Pendant

Between 1634 and 1637, tulips swept the Dutch into a collective frenzy that became known as "tulip mania." As the Dutch became rich through their dominance of world trade, it became fashionable to cultivate impressive flower gardens. And nothing said success like a relatively new arrival from the East: the tulip – particularly the very rare variety called Semper Augustus. Single bulbs of Semper Augustus were so hotly desired that they were being sold for a price equivalent today to 10 or 15 million dollars. But when the tulip bubble burst, fortunes were wiped out and the Dutch economy reeled from the blow.

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