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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
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
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
Famous Diamonds View More
Briolette of India Diamond: Portrait of Philanthropist Florence Meyer Blumenthal The Briolette of India: The World’s Oldest Diamond on Record
By Grant Mobley
What Nan Kempner’s American Chic Still Teaches Us About Wearing Diamonds
By Meredith Lepore
Sancy Diamond

Diamond Hall of Fame:
The Sancy Diamond
By Jill Newman
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
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
Empress Eugénie's crown featuring 1,354 diamonds and 56 emeralds. The Stunning History of the French Crown Jewels
By Meredith Lepore
Lee Radziwill’s Quiet Glamour and the Diamond Jewelry That Defined Her
By Meredith Lepore
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 Lesotho Legend and Van Cleef & Arpels’ Diamond Legacy
By Sam Broekema
Van Cleef & Arpels Zip Necklace The Van Cleef & Arpels Zip Necklace: How the Zipper Became a High Jewelry Icon
By Meredith Lepore
asscher cut diamond How the Asscher Cut Diamond Revolutionized Diamond Cutting
By Jill Newman
ashoka diamond ring The Epic 2,000-Year Journey of the Ashoka Diamond Cut
By Grant Mobley
Happy Rockefeller Happy Rockefeller’s Eye for Exceptional Diamond Jewelry
By Meredith Lepore
Marilyn Monroe wearing the Moon of Baroda. (Getty Images) The World’s Most Famous Diamonds and Their Scandalous Stories
By Jill Newman
The Cullinan Diamond: The Royal Legacy of the Largest Diamond in the World
By Grant Mobley
pink star diamond

Diamond Hall of Fame:
The CTF Pink Star Diamond
By Jill Newman
black orlov Is the Black Orlov Diamond Really Cursed? The Shocking Story Behind the Legend
By Shelley Brown
The Blue Moon of Josephine (Courtesy Christies) A Collector’s Dream: Blue Moon of Josephine Diamond
By Jill Newman

A History of
Diamond Cutting
By Grant Mobley
florentine diamond The Florentine Diamond: A Lost Treasure Resurfaces After a Century
By Grant Mobley
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