The Five Fearless Women in Pearls
June 02, 2013It seems everyone is reading Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s controversial book, Lean In. By the sheer number of people responding to it, both women and men alike, it seems destined to change the c...
The One-of-a-Kind Pearls
May 06, 2013Welcome to the world of the ONE-OF-A-KIND PEARLS—a display of the most beautiful pearls of desire where the only limitation is your imagination. In this series, the world’s most tr...
Australia’s Pearl Treasure
May 05, 2013PASPALEY is Australia’s national treasure. It is the world’s leading Australian South Sea pearl company which grows the world’s finest pearls. Their pearls are so outstanding that t...
The World’s Most Expensive Pearls (Part 2)
April 21, 2013PROVENANCE. Of all known gemstones, royalty has always favored the pearl due to its rarity and beauty. Some are familiar to us from royal images and portraits, but unfortunately, the fate of most of t...
The World’s Most Expensive Pearls (Part 1)
April 03, 20131. Rare Three-Strand Natural Pearl Necklace. $ 1.4 million (sold by Christie’s in 2013) On April 16, 2013, this RARE NATURAL THREE-STRAND NECKLACE was auctioned at Christie’s as part of Ne...
THE MAGNIFICENT YVEL
March 19, 2013Above: YVEL, Largest Natural South Sea Baroque Pearl Necklace in the World 20 by 24 to 20 by 29 mm. multi-color natural baroque South Sea pearl necklace, combining 18K yellow gold clasp set with 21.69...
Angelina’s Pearls
February 16, 2013For this Gemini, she takes on a luminous quality when she wears her birthstone. Unlike diamonds, pearls give the spotlight to her. They make eyes travel to her, and not to them. Let us take a look a...
THE STAR’S PEARL
February 08, 2013Depicted in art works over the centuries and coveted by kings and queens, the La Peregrina was given to Liz Taylor by actor husband Richard Burton in 1969. Suspended from a Cartier necklace, the 16th ...
The Seductresses and the Fine Ladies (Part 2)
October 03, 2012Although pearls are worn by seductresses, a penchant for pearls remains synonymous with fine ladies. Below is the portrait of the beautiful socialite, Lady Helen Vincent, by her friend and the leading...
The Seductresses and the Fine Ladies (Part I)
September 25, 2012Pearls have been used throughout art history to symbolize the sins and weaknesses traditionally ascribed to women: vanity, extravagance, and greed. For the master painters, the main attraction of de...
The New York Pearl Jeweler
September 11, 2012The pearls used in the Ella Gafter collection come from undyed, untreated, and unbleached gifts of nature to inspire any woman with an eye for artistry in design and unabashed desire for glamour. This...
THE ICONS
August 07, 2012An icon of the fashion universe is Coco Chanel who said, “A woman needs ropes and ropes of pearls.” She epitomized the style of not only clothing but wearing layers of pearls in many different s...