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The 10 Most Expensive Diamonds Ever Sold at Auction
By Grant Mobley
Fancy Vivid Blue 5.04 carat diamond Christie’s Just Sold the Azure Blue, the Largest Fancy Blue Diamond Ever Offered
By Grant Mobley
Extraordinary Blue and Pink Diamonds Headline Sotheby’s New York High Jewelry Sale
By Grant Mobley
Catherine the Great 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
Jwaneng 28.88 Diamond De Beers’ 28.88-Carat Jwaneng Diamond Sells for $2.6 Million at Sotheby’s Hong Kong
By Grant Mobley
Famous Diamonds View More
Jay Ellis Wears a Cartier Crocodile Necklace Photographed by Daniel Jack Lyons for Only Natural Diamonds The Unbelievable History of the Cartier Crocodile Necklace
By Hannah Militano

The 6 Most Notorious Cursed Diamonds
By Jill Newman
Moussaieff Red Diamond The Moussaieff Red Diamond Is Truly One of One
By Grant Mobley
Babe Paley The Diamonds of a Swan: Babe Paley’s Iconic Jewels
By Meredith Lepore
The Spirit of the Rose Diamond The Spirit of the Rose is the Largest Vivid Purple-Pink Diamond Ever Sold at Auction
By Grant Mobley
Royal Stories View More
Wallis Simpson jewelry Wallis Simpson’s Jewelry Legacy: Power in Exile
By Meredith Lepore
Catherine the Great How Catherine the Great Made Diamonds Her Greatest Power Move
By Archana Thani
Meghan Markle’s Wedding Tiara Has a Surprising Royal History
By Hannah Militano
Queen Elizabeth II wears a sash featuring Queen Mary's Diamond Lover’s Knot Bow Brooch and the Star of the Order of the Garter, photographed by Cecil Beaton in 1968. (Courtesy of Royal Collection Trust) Queen Elizabeth II’s Extraordinary Collection of Diamond Brooches
By Hannah Militano
Queen Alexandra Was the OG Royal Jewelry Influencer
By Meredith Lepore
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A History of
Diamond Cutting
By Grant Mobley
Jonker Diamond The Jonker Diamond: A 726-Carat Giant That Continues to Make Headlines
By Grant Mobley
The Archduke Joseph Diamond Why the Archduke Joseph Diamond Is One of the World’s Most Perfect Diamonds
By Grant Mobley
jacob diamond The Jacob Diamond: The Priceless Gem That Spent Years Hidden in a Shoe
By Grant Mobley
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Diamond Hall of Fame:
The Taylor-Burton Diamond
By Jill Newman
The Orlov Diamond in the Russian Imperial Sceptre. (Courtesy of Elkan Weinberg/ Wikimedia Commons/ Public Domain) The Orlov Diamond is a 300-Year-Old Mystery Sitting Inside the Kremlin
By Grant Mobley
Coronation portrait of Catherine II Catherine the Great Romanov Russian Royal Family The Splendor and Mystery of the Romanov Jewels
By Milena Martins-Alexandre
Is the Convertible Tiara the Most Versatile Piece of High Jewelry?
By Hannah Militano
The Glorious Royal Jewels of Queen Camilla
By Josie Goodbody
The Okavango Blue Diamond: Botswana’s Dazzling National Treasure
By Shelley Brown
Greek Royal Jewelry The Greek Royal Jewelry Collection Traces the History of Europe In Diamonds
By Meredith Lepore
The Portuguese Diamond is among the largest cut diamonds on public display. A Type Ia 127.01 ct diamond with very strong bluish fluorescence The Portuguese Diamond Is the Smithsonian’s Most Mysterious Giant
By Grant Mobley
swedish crown jewels The Swedish Crown Jewels Are a European Dynasty Told Through Diamonds
By Meredith Lepore
The Rainbow of Royal Colored Diamonds
By Josie Goodbody
princess diana lover's knot tiara Inside the Enduring Royal Legacy of the Cambridge Lover’s Knot Tiara
By Hannah Militano
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