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 ...

Pearl jewelry is considered by many to be something of a classic—so much so that at one time, a strand of pearls was the quintessential everyday piece of jewelry for many middle class American women.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Long a symbol of class, elegance, and royalty, pearls have been a luxury fashion statement in centuries ...

A man who stored a family heirloom, a pearl he said is the size of a cow’s head, in a safe deposit box for years recently learned it is worth nearly $90 million and believed to be one of the largest ...

It’s rare enough to find a pearl in a shell, so to happen upon an extraordinary orange pearl — worth more than $330,000 — was like winning the lottery for one Thai fisherman. Brothers Hatchai ...

As a teenager, I read a short story about a girl with a favorite set of fake pearls. She'd wear the necklace until her neck turned green. Still, she rarely took it off. One night, her dad came to her ...

The pearl stringer Renata Terjeki has suggestions for how to store, clean and preserve your pearl jewelry. By Felicia Craddock Renata Terjeki, an experienced pearl stringer, offers the following tips ...