These pearls form within the soft tissue of a mollusk, either naturally or with human intervention as complete pearls, hence the term “whole.” Such pearls are usually more desirable and command higher ...

A baroque pearl forms the body of a Triton in this jewel. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London. People have coveted natural pearls as symbols of wealth and status ...

He says that part of the reason the Marie Antoinette pearl is worth so much is because it's a natural pearl, which brings us to one quality that determines a pearl's value. Natural versus cultured.

After disappearing from the Jewelry Trade for nearly a century, Natural Pearls are now once again resuming their rightful place among the rarest and most desirable of precious gems. Jewelry ...

The oyster’s response to these intruders is to encase them in nacre, leading to pearl formation. Natural pearls vary in size, with those exceeding 10 millimetres being rare and particularly ...

The run on pearls continues with two spectacular prices paid for exceptional natural saltwater gems at auctions on either side of the Atlantic this week. Doyle New York sold a pair of rare and ...

The world's oldest natural pearl has been discovered on an island off Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The 8,000-year-old pearl was found during excavations at Marawah Island ...

Vintage jewelry is at the heart of this exhibition, which showcases the exquisite craftsmanship of pearls, not to mention ...

Pearls are made by marine oysters and freshwater mussels as a natural defence against an irritant such as a parasite entering their shell or damage to their fragile body. The oyster or mussel slowly ...

Long known as the "Queen of Gems," pearls possess a history and allure far beyond what today's wearer may recognize. Throughout much of recorded history, a natural pearl necklace comprised of ...