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Sothebys Artistic Luxury Auction Imperial Jewels (Courtesy of Sotheby's) Imperial Jewels Linked to Catherine the Great Resurface After a Century in Hiding
By Grant Mobley
Fancy Vivid Blue 5.04 carat diamond Christie’s to Auction the Azure Blue, the Largest Fancy Blue Diamond Ever Offered
By Grant Mobley
Jwaneng 28.88 Diamond De Beers’ 28.88-Carat Jwaneng Diamond Sells for $2.6 Million at Sotheby’s Hong Kong
By Grant Mobley
Elton John, winner of the Original Song award for "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from "Rocketman," poses during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards on February 09, 2020. (Getty Images) Elton John’s Natural Diamonds Are on Their Farewell Tour
By Jane Asher
What Makes Christie’s Jewelry Head Claibourne Poindexter’s Pulse Race
By Jill Newman
Famous Diamonds View More
The 41-carat Dresden Green Diamond (Photographed by Benjamin Bouchet for Only Natural Diamonds) A Rare Encounter Reveals New Details About the Dresden Green Diamond
By Grant Mobley
dua lipa bulgari serpenti Panthers, Swans, and Crocodiles, Oh My! Animal Jewelry’s Wildest Icons
By Meredith Lepore
Inside the Extraordinary Lives of 5 Legendary Jewelry Collectors
By Lynn Yaeger
Cullinan Mine The Infinite Blue Diamond (Courtesy of Sotheby's) The Cullinan Mine Is Still Unearthing the World’s Rarest Blue Diamonds
By Jill Newman
The 128.54-carat yellow Tiffany Diamond. (Courtesy of Tiffany & Co.) The Tiffany Diamond: The Dazzling History of the Most Famous Yellow Diamond
By Hannah Militano
Royal Stories View More
Royal Danish Crown Jewel Collection Brilliant Cut Diamond Parure. The Spectacular History of the Danish Crown Jewels
By Meredith Lepore
Step Inside “Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style,” the New Exhibition
By Josie Goodbody
Europe’s Most Legendary Crown Jewels, Ranked
By Meredith Lepore
Consuelo Vanderbilt: The Real-Life Duchess Behind The Gilded Age Had Extraordinary Diamonds
By Meredith Lepore
Crown Jewels With a Modern Vision: The Diamonds of Queen Mary of Denmark
By Meredith Lepore
All Historic Diamonds
The Okavango Blue Diamond: Botswana’s Dazzling National Treasure
By Shelley Brown
Nancy Astor When Lady Astor’s Cartier Tiara Hit the Auction Block After Nearly a Century
By Grant Mobley
Egyptian Jewelry Egyptian-inspired colored stone and diamond Van Cleef & Arpels bracelet. (Courtesy of Sotheby's) Why the Ancient Magic of Egyptian Jewelry Still Endures 5,000 Years Later
By Hannah Militano
12 Times Extraordinary Diamonds Broke Guinness World Records
By Hannah Militano
art nouveau brooch Inside the Fantastical World of Art Nouveau Jewelry
By Meredith Lepore
A rich palette of colourful, rough Argyle diamonds. (Courtesy of Rio Tinto) Argyle Diamonds Are From the Most Important Diamond Mine That Ever Existed
By Grant Mobley
duchess of devonshire portrait diamond Before Selfies, The Duchess of Devonshire Wore Her Portrait in Diamonds
By Meredith Lepore
The 5.5-Carat Fancy Vivid Blue-Green Ocean Dream Diamond (Courtesy of Christie's Auction House) The Ocean Dream Diamond Just Sold for a Record $17.3 Million
By Jill Newman
Winston Red Diamond Painting New Winston Red Diamond Painting Makes Smithsonian History
By Grant Mobley
Portrait Jewelry Has Illustrated the Sentimental Value of Diamonds For Centuries
By Hannah Militano
The Aurora Green Diamond The Aurora Green Diamond: The Most Expensive Green Diamond Ever Sold at Auction
By Grant Mobley
The Winston Blue Diamond The Winston Blue Diamond Set a World Record and Redefined a Legacy
By Grant Mobley
Evelyn Nesbit If These Diamonds Could Talk: Evelyn Nesbit and the Scandal that Shook the Gilded Age
By Meredith Lepore
Beyoncé Wore Chopard Jewelry to the Met Gala 2026 Garden of Kalahari How The Queen of Kalahari Diamond Influenced a Red Carpet Jewelry Frenzy
By Hannah Militano
How Catherine, the Princess of Wales, Carries a Royal Jewelry Legacy
By Hannah Militano
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