The price-value anomaly is obvious to consumers as they hasten to buy Chinese freshwater bargains. Indeed, pearls from freshwater mussels lie at the center of the liveliest activity in pearling today.

Tiffany & Co. has announced the latest Tiffany Titan by Pharrell Williams collection, the third one released since the debut ...

Produced by oysters in oceans or mussels in rivers, pearls have been coveted by humans since the Bronze Age. So much so that it is believed the exploitation of freshwater pearls was a factor in the ...

The largest Scottish freshwater pearl found in living memory is being ... s Edinburgh auction house as part of the Cairncross Collection of pieces from the Perth jewellers, with bids also accepted ...

Before the development of plastic, buttons were made from mussel shells. Freshwater pearls are still cultured by inserting small pieces of native mussel shell into oysters. Mussels are fascinating ...

Continuing to explore the natural qualities of pearls following the previous freshwater pearl collection, Pharrell uses Tahitian pearls and trident-like shapes to represent his Virginia Beach ...

Pearls are made by marine oysters and freshwater mussels as a natural defence against an irritant such as a parasite entering their shell or damage to their fragile body. The oyster or mussel slowly ...

The luxury jeweler’s third launch of the collaborative collection introduces the darker and rarer Tahitian pearl alongside a ...