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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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The Golconda Princie Diamond

Golconda Diamonds:
The Magic and Myth
By Jill Newman
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
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
florentine diamond The Florentine Diamond: A Lost Treasure Resurfaces After a Century
By Grant Mobley
Queen Victoria wears the Koh-i-Noor diamond as a brooch in 1887.  Traditional Diamond Mourning Jewelry Keeps Treasured Memories Alive
By Hannah Militano
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