I stumbled upon this pair of rare magnificent, old-mine cut, pear-shaped Golconda diamonds, with ear pendant mounts weighing 27.72 carats and 33.83 ca...

We seem to have missed another important perfectly spherical, yellowish-orange melo pearl, weighing 195.82 carats, suspended as a pendant by a diamond...

Out of the three factors mentioned, which in your opinion has the greatest bearing on the shape of pearls ?

What are the factors that determine the shape of natural and cultured pearls ?

According to your information the occurrence of natural saltwater nacreous spherical pearls appear to be quite rare.

How about the performance of the rare quahog pearls at the auctions ?

I thought that the "Pearl of Allah" was the largest and most expensive pearl in the world !!!