Before the creation of cultured pearls in the early 1900s, natural pearls were so rare and expensive that they were reserved almost exclusively for the noble and very rich. A jewelry item that ...

I think that's something very impressive. It's a metal component that's about 1 meter wide, with a boxy shape.

A great irony of pearl history is that the least expensive cultured pearl product in the market today rivals the quality of the most expensive natural pearls ever found. The price-value anomaly is ...

colors and prices to satisfy every taste and budget,” concluded a study on the pearl jewelry market by MVEye and the Cultured Pearl Association. MVEye founder Marty Hurwitz challenges jewelry ...

sustainable jewelry. Glowing like sunlight made solid, this 13-15mm golden South Sea pearl necklace is a statement piece ... [+] with an 18-karat gold clasp. Instantly identifiable yet relatively ...

Cast from sterling silver, these hoops drop to a baroque freshwater cultured pearl ... how much she loves a pearl piece, the Princess of Wales stepped out in the necklace version of these ...

we suggest the Klenai set of gold pearl necklaces. This combined set is just $14 on Amazon and offers a trendy, minimalist look that you can wear every day. The separate chains allow you to mix ...

That’s right, you don’t need to wait for your next formal event to take out that beautiful string of pearls. Whether a ...

This creates a material called nacre, also known as mother-of-pearl, which encases the irritant and protects the mollusc from it. When pearls are cultured commercially an irritant is manually inserted ...

Marie Antoinette was known - and eventually beheaded - for her lavish spending. The last Queen of France and her husband, ...

Indian oysters are small but China has hybrid oysters which produce large pearls. "Cultured South Sea pearls are the most valuable type of cultured pearl on the market today. These pearls come in ...

She chose a diamond bracelet from their Serpentine collection and a vintage pearl choker necklace. The bracelet is called Serpenti Viper Bracelet and features a one-coil design in an 18 kt white g ...