Large and Rare Non-nacreous Melo Pearl, Melo melo, Saltwaters near Vietnam . Photo Bonhams. Relatively unknown in the West, even George Kunz's compendium of 1908, The Book of The Pearl, had no references to the rare orange pearl offered here. So few have...

A melo pearl and diamond dress ring. Photo Bonhams. The melo pearl, weighing 69.25 carats, set on a spinning cradle decorated with brilliant-cut diamonds and pear-shaped green garnets, the elaborate box-shaped ring of Chinese characters highlighted with...

An unmounted melo pearl. Photo Bonhams The near-round undrilled melo pearl of orange hue, weighing 173.20 carat, measuring 29.3 x 27.9mm. Lot 671. Estimate: HK$ 1.9 million - 2.7 million / US$ 250,000 - 350,000 // £160,000 - 220,000. Unsold Accompanied...