Sables are luxurious little animals. These fur-bearing mammals, native to the forests of Eurasia, have sandy yellow, light brown, dark brown and black coats, which are valuable commodities in the fur ...

had edged out Russian sable to become, for the nonce, the rarest, highest-priced fur in the world. The 2,500 pelts at auction had sold for $375,000. Cost of a silverblu coat : $20,000 & up.