So far this year it’s been a fairly quiet auction market for jewelry as it appears that the record-breaking prices commonplace during the past five years or so have leveled off. However, natural ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A natural pearl necklace that once belonged to a maharajah sold at an auction at Christie's on Wednesday for nearly $7.1 million, more than double the world record price for any ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - A natural pearl necklace that once belonged to a maharajah sold at an auction at Christie's on Wednesday for nearly $7.1 million, more than double the world record price for ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover upmarket jewelry, timepieces & ethical, sustainable jewelry. This article is more than 3 years old. Tahitian 'Bubble' ...

PARIS — Did you know that in 1900 there were 300 natural pearl dealers here between numbers 1 and 100 Rue Lafayette? It was a passing mention of this in a scientific book that caught the attention of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Diamonds may be forever, but pearls are just as rare — look no further than these stunning sea stones, which are worth millions.

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