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Yes indeed ! Peter. If information on all existing famous single pearls both of historic as well as modern origin, have been taken into account in our...
Under the spherical and near-spherical category, the largest perfectly round spherical pearl in the world, is the melo pearl, Bao Dai/Sunrise Pearl. ...
Under the symmetrical pearl category the largest pear-shaped drop-pearl is the 126-carat (504 grains) Gogibus Pearl. The largest symmetrical drop-sha...
The largest baroque pearl is without any doubt the non-nacreous Pearl of Allah, weighing 6 Kg or 30,000 carats or 120,000 grains. The largest nacreo...
The commonest shape found in natural pearls, be they saltwater or freshwater is the irregular or baroque shape, followed by the rare symmetrical shape...
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...
You are correct to some extent, but unfortunately the difference in the pricing of nacreous pearl incorporated jewelry and non-nacreous pearl incorpor...
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...
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...
The "Pearl of Allah" is no doubt the largest pearl in the world, but certainly not the most expensive.
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, ...
Out of all non-nacreous pearls the most renowned are the blister pearls, two of which created international headlines, the "Pearl of Allah" and the "P...
Conch Pearl is defined as a non-nacreous pearl consisting of calcium carbonate arranged concentrically in a crossed lamellar microarchitecture. This ...
Yes, there is. The international body recognized worldwide is the "CIBJO - The World Jewelry Confederation," based in Milano, Italy, a non-profit conf...