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Perfect shining spheres. Lustrous baroque forms. Seductive strands, warm to the touch. Pearls are simply and purely organic.
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“Gran Dama” Brooch Featuring Large Melo Pearl
The centerpiece of this brooch is a 98.67 ct Melo pearl, believed to be one of the world's largest.
Two Black Non-Nacreous Bead Cultured Pearls from Pinctada margaritifera
Brenda Smith Jewelry Designs
Two Pearls of Indian Cultural Significance
Exceptionally Rare Pearls from ECIJA
Sixth Annual Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation Award Winner
A graduate of GIA’s Jewelry Design program in London is the recipient of the 2022 Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation Award.
Sweet Home Mine Rhodochrosite from 1888
A rhodochrosite on display at AGTA dates back more than a century to Colorado’s Alma Mining District.
Enormous South Sea Cultured Pearl Filled with Cultured Pearls
An unusually large cultured pearl was filled with multiple cultured pearls, perhaps after the emergence of an original single-bead nucleus.
Vibrantly Colored Gems
Bill Larson of Pala International reports a very strong AGTA Tucson show.
Microscopic Shells in Natural Pearls from Pinctada radiata
Two pearls from Bahrain containing minute shells are examined at GIA’s Mumbai laboratory.
“Electronic Device” in an Atypical Bead Cultured Pearl
GIA’s Hong Kong laboratory looks at a new radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology for tracking cultured pearls.
