Posts Tagged ‘Abernethy Pearl’

Scotland’s largest freshwater pearl, the largest in living memory, is going under the hammer – and could fetch £60,000.  Discovered in 1967, the Abernethy Pearl, was named after its finder, Bill Abernethy, who was famously known as Scotland’s last pearl fisherman.  Weighing 43.6 grains, the size and quality of the Abernethy Pearl is remarkable. But…