A jewelry item that today's working women might take for granted, a 16-inch strand of perhaps 50 pearls, often costs between $500 and $5,000. At the height of the Roman Empire, when pearl fever ...

In 1917, Maisie Plant, the young wife of a rich businessman, couldn’t stop admiring a magnificent double strand of pearls from Cartier. The Parisian jeweler was looking for a U.S. headquarters ...

Kate Middleton wore jewels once owned by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Diana, as well as a meaningful new necklace from Susan Caplan, on Holocaust Memorial Day.

But all-star outfielder and power-hitter Joc Pederson became the breakout sports star in pearls when he wore them to clinch the Atlanta Braves’ 2021 World Series title. His strand has since been ...