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.
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 ...
Value factors Value is based on lustre ... especially if they are natural pearls. Both saltwater and freshwater pearls are assessed based on lustre, nacre thickness, shape, surface quality ...
Baroque pearls take centre stage in the hands of Mary MacGill, who suspends freshwater pearls on delicate, hammered gold wire. Japanese brand The 'Vit sources its pearls in Japan, pairing them with ...