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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
All Historic Diamonds
The Daria-i-Noor (Sea of Light) Diamond The Daria-i-Noor Diamond: The World’s Largest Pink Diamond
By Grant Mobley
Old European-Cut Diamond Tiara-like Belle Époque Dinner Ring (Courtesy of Adriana Barboné) The Beautiful Era: Why Belle Époque Jewelry Still Resonates Today
By Meredith Lepore
Nicola Peltz Beckham at the 2023 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2023. (Getty Images) Does Nicola Peltz Beckham’s Family Own the Star of the East Diamond?
By Hannah Militano
A model holds the 24.78-carat Graff Pink Diamond during a Sotheby's auction preview on November 10, 2010 in Geneva. (Getty Images) The Graff Pink Diamond: The Masterpiece That Changed the Pink Diamond Market
By Grant Mobley
Evalyn Walsh McLean wears the famous Hope diamond, more diamond necklaces, and diamond bracelets The Hope Diamond’s Most Daring Owner: Evalyn Walsh McLean
By Meredith Lepore

The Krupp Diamond’s Fascinating Journey to the Becoming the Elizabeth Taylor Diamond
By Benjamin G. Guttery
Princess Margaret’s Wedding Tiara Was a Rebellious Self-Purchase
By Hannah Militano
The Anglesey Necklace: The 300-Carat Royal Jewel That Made Auction History
By Grant Mobley
The History Behind Kate Middleton’s Greville Chandelier Earrings
By Hannah Militano
The Cullinan Blue diamond at Sotheby's auction Diamond Hall of Fame: The $58 Million De Beers Blue Diamond
By Jane Asher
Jackie Kennedy Onassis The Life of Jackie Kennedy Onassis in Jewels
By Jalil Johnson
Jacqueline de Ribes and the Art of Wearing Natural Diamonds
By Meredith Lepore
King Charles III wears the Imperial State Crown to wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023, in London, England. (Getty Images) All the Historical Diamonds Seen at the Coronation of King Charles III
By Josie Goodbody
The Eternal Pink Diamond: A Record-Breaking Fancy Vivid Purplish Pink
By Grant Mobley
Nancy Astor How Nancy Astor’s Diamond Jewels Became a Language of Power
By Meredith Lepore
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