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For thousands of years, people have collected oysters for their pearls, no matter their color. Have you ever wondered where ...
With the Abernathy 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 its dark side.
Pearl buyer J.R. Sink went up and down the White and Black rivers in the 1920s and ’30s, swapping cash for fresh-water pearls.
For the top line pearl 101, Michael Hakimian, the CEO of Yoko London shares his guide, from what they are to the different ...
The Scottish freshwater pearl was found in 1967 by celebrated pearl fisherman William Abernethy who never revealed where he'd found it. It is set to fetch between $51,000 and $77,000. Price Database ...
The world’s largest known freshwater pearl is going on sale at a public auction in the Netherlands next week. Known as “The Sleeping Lion” due to its unique shape, the rare natural object ...
Jewellers are being urged to register their stocks of freshwater pearls in an attempt to stamp out a thriving black market that threatens to wipe out one of Scotland's most important natural species.