Pearl Guide News

Federico Barlocher is an adventurous international dealer in fine gems and mineral specimens, but I like to think of him as the Melo Man. No one has more lovely Melo Melo pearls than Federico Barlocher.


This amazing pearl has everything ? strong color and a ?ring of fire? flame pattern in combination with a semi-transparent center that displays beautiful plumes. Although these natural pearls are very rare, they occasionally can be very large and round.

More unusual, is a matched pair...

Hisano Shepherd, of little h, wins the Cultured Pearl Association of America International Pearl Design Contest ORIENT AWARD!



"Orient Award- Pearl Geode by Hisano Shepherd of Los Angeles, California
Compelling design esthetic; inspiring a new affinity for pearls."

Hisano's innovative hollow pearl designs are lined with the tiniest of seed pearls or precious gems - in this case - pink sapphires. These pearl geodes break free of the long held notions of round and white. And this...

Where to start? Paula Crevoshay is so multi-faceted that it is hard to sum her up. Kind. Adventurous. Beautiful. Feisty. And a remarkable jewelry artist.



Known as the Queen of Color, Paula Crevoshay transforms colored stones into luscious jewels that are fit for a monarch. So it?s no surprise that the AGTA just announced that Paula Crevoshay won the Best Use of Color 2015 Spectrum Award for "The Venus Bracelet" featuring freshwater baroque cultured pearls accented with pink and green...

Fourth in a series by Antique Jewelry Collector Paul Royse. See the first one here.

Antique Pearl Jewelry that YOU could own - The Victorian Period
By Paul Royse

The Victorian Era is named after the British Queen Victoria, and covers the period of her reign from 1831 to 1901.

During this time the industrial revolution rapidly progressed. Gaslights, piped water, and sewage systems were installed in city homes. Stream trains replaced horse drawn passenger carriages, the telegraph replaced...

To Jewelmer, the golden South Sea pearl is no less than a national treasure. On Tuesday, The Miracle of the Golden Pearl, their 35th anniversary gala, represented the Philippines National Gem as nothing else could.



It was a splendid multi-arts runway showcase that was set in a play directed by Robbie Carmona and Elmer Lape?a. Angel Aquino and Arnold Reyes played the main characters in a story based on the elements. (Angel seen below as a goddess.)



The show included the Manila...

A Historical Reprint from our Friends at Pala International
Pala?s Featured Gems: Natural Abalone Pearls

This month we feature something a little out of the ordinary?a local Californian/Mexican treat. Pala has found a new supplier of these ocean jewels and it has been exciting to see all the freeform shapes and iridescent colors nature can conjure up. Greens, blues, pinks, purples?oh my! These colorful metallic looking concretions spark in the viewer a wonder of formation and inspire...