It was natural pearls that stole the show at Christie’s London Important Jewels auction held Wednesday. Seven of the 10 best selling lots involved natural pearls. The top lot was a three-row natural ...

When is a single pearl worth millions? First, it has to be natural. Natural pearls are the exceedingly rare and basically extinct species that yield prices in the millions at auction. In 2011 a ...

Lab-grown pearls are the latest innovation in sustainable luxury. Discover how they're made, if they're real pearls, and why ...

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. Those who visit Pearls Unique in Newport can buy some of those very ...

Extremely rare and magnificent natural pearl jewels are increasingly sought after in the high-value auctions market and can have investment potential, a reflection of tight supplies and robust demand ...

Ever since humans figured out how to compel a mollusk to make a pearl, cultured pearls have been prized for jewelry and adornment. Part of their allure seems to rest in the mystery of creation that ...

A pair of rare natural pearls believed to have been owned by Empress Eugenie of France sold for a world record auction price of more than $3.3 million. The Doyle New York auction house, which sold the ...

Pearls are the perfect example of modern jewelry reinvention. They’ve been a feminine go-to for centuries, and the traditional, mid-20th century “Jackie O” pearl strand is trending again — but now ...

While rare elsewhere, natural pearls prised from seabed oysters by divers are the only variety produced in the Gulf kingdom, which is fiercely proud of its pearling tradition. Bahrain, a tiny island ...

An island kingdom just off the Arabian Peninsula, known as the first emirate nation to discover oil in 1932, wants to re-establish itself as the global center for sustainable pearls. Natural pearls ...