Set in a turn-of-the-century Tiffany & Co. ring and flanked by European-cut diamonds, this 7.84-carat oval-cut Kashmir sapphire sold for $1.35 million Tuesday at Bonhams New York. Click through this slideshow to see the top 5 lots from ...
Tags: Kashmir sapphire, jewelry, colored gemstones
Queen Nazli of Egypt wore this Van Cleef & Arpels necklace to her daughter’s wedding in 1939. Sotheby’s said she attended the event “literally covered in diamonds.” A platinum and diamond necklace made in 1939 for ...
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The 16.08-carat, VVS2 clarity diamond is the largest cushion-shaped fancy vivid pink ever to be offered at auction. It brought in $1.8 million per carat. Geneva--A new world auction record for a vivid pink diamond was set overseas on ...
Tags: diamond, colored gemstones, natural pearls
The 1970s is a decade that never seems to go out of style. This fall, the fashion runways in New York were full of fringe, suede and flares plus plenty of autumnal colors, and jewelry is following suit. Yellow gold is back in a ...
This Art Deco-style Oscar Heyman ring is made in platinum and set with a 13.93-carat cushion-cut orange sapphire surrounded by 2.44 carats of diamond baguettes. It’s a period that’s so popular, and has enjoyed so many ...
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This rose gold pendant is part of Luca Carati’s new Crochet collection, which the brand had on display at the recent Vicenzaoro show in Dubai. After more than 25 years in business, Italy’s Luca Carati continues to design, ...
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The JA New York Special Delivery show, designed as a pre-holiday cash-and-carry for retailers, closed Tuesday at the Javits center after three days of buying and selling. A number of retailers in attendance who spoke with National ...
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Tiffany & Co.'s annual Blue Book features the company's most recent and extraordinary pieces of jewelry. Click through this slideshow to see additional images from Tiffany & Co.'s Blue Book event held at the Guggenheim in New York. ...
This fancy intense orangy pink diamond ring is the highlight of Sotheby's April 29 sale, which also will include a range of other important colored gemstones. Click through this slideshow to see the five jewels expected to top Sotheby's ...
Tags: Diamond, Pink Diamond, Arts, Crafts
There's a new movement to create a mechanism to certify and track coloured gemstones from their countries of origin. It began with a meeting a couple weeks ago in Hong Kong led by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice ...
Coloured gemstones are now increasingly finding place in jewellery sets of the young and fashion conscious Indian consumers. Gone are those days a few years back when people in India used to wear coloured gemstone jewellery with ...
Tags: Gemstone, Gemstone Industry, Crafts
Charlize Theron spotlights the new white model in the Dior VIII collection of ceramic timepieces. For the spring summer 2012 Dior VIII watch (diameter 33mm, automatic movement) turns white – a white as blazing as the black was somber ...
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