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What Makes Christie’s Jewelry Head Claibourne Poindexter’s Pulse Race
By Jill Newman
The Most Expensive Pair of Earrings Ever Sold: The Apollo and Artemis Diamonds
By Grant Mobley
Doris Brynner photographiée par Andy Warhol Doris Brynner’s Impeccable Taste Shines at Sotheby’s Paris Sale
By Roxanne Robinson
Jewelry Auctions: India diamond necklace The 6 Greatest Jewelry Auctions of All Time
By Grant Mobley
Mellon Blue diamond The Ultra-Rare Mellon Blue Diamond Sells for $25 Million
By Jane Asher
Famous Diamonds View More
Inside the Dresden Green Vault Diamond Heist and the Hunt That Followed
By Grant Mobley
The Hortensia Diamond: The Pink French Crown Jewel That Survived Revolution and Theft
By Grant Mobley
An Inside Look at the Bulgari Laguna Blu, the Most Valuable Bulgari Gem Ever Sold
By Grant Mobley
backwards necklace Sabrina Carpenter wore the Chopard Garden of Kalahari diamond necklace to the Grammy Awards on February 2, 2025. How The Queen of Kalahari Diamond Influenced a Red Carpet Jewelry Frenzy
By Hannah Militano
Inside Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Unrivaled Jewelry Collection
By Meredith Lepore
Royal Stories View More
Meghan Markle’s Wedding Tiara Has a Surprising Royal History
By Hannah Militano
Who Was Dame Margaret Greville? An Unlikely Benefactor of the Royal Jewels
By Hannah Militano
princess diana lover's knot tiara The Royal History of The Cambridge Lover’s Knot Tiara
By Hannah Militano
How Queen Letizia of Spain Is Shaping a New Era of Royal Jewelry Style
By Meredith Lepore
How Queen Mary Shaped The Royal Family’s Jewelry Collection
By Hannah Militano
All Historic Diamonds
briolette diamond The Briolette: Jewelry’s Ultimate If-You-Know-You-Know Shape
By Grant Mobley
Queen Charlotte diamond ring The Lavish Diamonds That Made Queen Charlotte
By Meredith Lepore
The Top 5 Royal Tiara Rules You’ve Never Heard Of
By Hannah Militano
The Most Dazzling Diamond Royal Tiaras In History
By Hannah Militano
Babe Paley The Diamonds of a Swan: Babe Paley’s Iconic Jewels
By Meredith Lepore
The Williamson Pink Star Diamond: The Highest Price Per Carat Ever Paid for a Gem
By Grant Mobley
desert rose diamond Meet the Desert Rose: The Record-Breaking Diamond No One Saw Coming
By Grant Mobley
Doris Duke jewelry The Diamonds of Doris Duke: The Last Gilded Age Socialite
By Meredith Lepore
The 6.16-carat Farnese Blue Diamond (Courtesy of Sotheby's Auction House) The Farnese Blue Diamond: Three Centuries Across Europe’s Royal Courts
By Grant Mobley
Spanish Crown Jewels The Spanish Crown Jewels: Tracing Centuries of Royal Diamonds
By Meredith Lepore
The Moon of Baroda: A Storied Diamond with a Dark Side
By Benjamin G. Guttery
The Cullinan Diamond: The Royal Legacy of the Largest Diamond in the World
By Grant Mobley
From Royalty to the Red Carpet: The Glittering History of Diamond Hair Pins
By Meredith Lepore
asscher cut diamond How the Asscher Family’s Pursuit of the Perfect Diamond Changed Jewelry Forever
By Jill Newman
The Hope Diamond Cursed History and Science Behind The Blue Gemstone.jpg The Hope Diamond: The Cursed History and Science of the Priceless Blue Gemstone
By Dr. Sally Eaton-Magaña
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