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 ...

The Abernethy Pearl has sold for £93,951 ($123,000) at auction, a record price for a Scottish freshwater pearl ... the auction house’s head of jewelry. “We are pleased to be able to say ...

Other auction highlights included a Scottish freshwater pearl necklace, which fetched £17,640 and a pair of diamond stud earrings, which sold for £13,860. Prices include buyer’s premium.

Was US Vice President Kamala Harris wearing clip-on earphones or earrings? This was the topic of discussion on social media ...

jewelry and tools. Before the development of plastic, buttons were made from mussel shells. Freshwater pearls are still cultured by inserting small pieces of native mussel shell into oysters. Mussels ...

Pearls are made by marine oysters and freshwater mussels as a natural defence against an irritant such as a parasite ... which encases the irritant and protects the mollusc from it. When pearls are ...

With the Abernethy pearl expected to fetch a high sum at auction, we look at the history of pearls. Besides its legends and myths, this gem also has a dark side. One of the largest freshwater ...

The newest designs, which include necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings, now juxtapose those same sharp, spear-like silhouettes with pearls in sizes of over 11 mm. Key pieces include a statement ...

Add the dainty Organically Shaped Pavé Circle & Treated Freshwater Cultured Pearl Collier Necklace, which features one freshwater pearl pièce de résistance lined with a row of shimmering pavé ...

The largest Scottish freshwater pearl found in living memory has been sold for £93,951 at auction. The Abernethy Pearl was discovered in the River Tay by William (Bill) Abernethy, who was ...

The largest Scottish freshwater pearl found in living memory is being auctioned, nearly six decades after its discovery. The Abernethy Pearl is expected to fetch between £40,000 and £60,000 when ...

In the wild, pearl formation is rare so most pearls sold these days are from farmed molluscs, usually oysters or freshwater mussels ... produce large pearls. "Cultured South Sea pearls are ...