Pearls occur in seven basic shapes in nature. These are 1) round 2) near-round 3) oval 4) button 5) drop 6) semi-baroque and 7) baroque. The GIA ...

The extremely rare quahog pearls, produced by the saltwater clam Venus mercenaria (Mercenaria mercenaria), whose natural home is the north Atlantic co...

How about the performance of the rare quahog pearls at the auctions ?

You are correct to some extent, but unfortunately the difference in the pricing of nacreous pearl incorporated jewelry and non-nacreous pearl incorpor...

According to your information it appears that conch pearls and melo pearls are performing quite well at auctions, not as single pearls but when combin...

Melo pearls are another class of non-nacreous pearls, produced by one of the species of melo volutes, such as Melo aethiopica, Melo amphora, Melo brod...

What about the fiery-orange melo melo pearls first recognized in the West in 1993 ?

Thanks, for the information and comparison provided.

Yes indeed Sunil ! you are right. Let me give you some examples of drop earrings that registered fantastic prices at recent auctions.1) Pair of Antiqu...

However, the price of £20,000 (US$ 31,500) does not come anywhere near prices realized by similar drop earrings incorporating nacreous pearls.

Wow ! As you said, the conch pearl and diamond drop earrings look stunningly beautiful !!! Never seen anything like that before. Little wonder the pa...

The "Pearl of Allah" is no doubt the largest pearl in the world, but certainly not the most expensive.

I thought that the "Pearl of Allah" was the largest and most expensive pearl in the world !!!

Conch Pearls also known as "Pink Pearls," perhaps the only natural pearls with a pink body color, are another important class of non-nacreous pearls, ...