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Jewelry Highlights From Masterpiece London
By Annie Davidson | June 28, 2022 Since 2010 (with the exception of the last two years due to the pandemic), the art and antiques fair Masterpiece in the heart of London’s Chelsea district has been a summer staple. With a mix of galleries and everything...
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Sotheby’s N.Y. Hot Diamond Auction Results
Here’s How Two 100-Plus-Carat Diamonds Did at Auction Sotheby’s New York put a colorless diamond and a fancy deep orange-brown diamond up for sale last week, with mixed results. Brecken Branstratorbrecken.branstrator@nationaljeweler.com Now known as the “Claire G...
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‘American Diamonds’
SOURCINGJUN 13, 2022 New Smithsonian Exhibit Highlights ‘American Diamonds’ Two of the four stones on display are record holders. Brecken Branstratorbrecken.branstrator@nationaljeweler.com The four diamonds displayed in the new “Great American Diamonds” exhibit at the...
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Bulgari’s Iconic Serpenti Collection
Bulgari’s Iconic Serpenti Design Gets a New Twist in the Brand’s Latest High Jewelry Collection Including a museum-worthy timepiece that took 4,400 hours to complete. By PAIGE REDDINGER “The first consideration that we had was the snake,” Fabrizio...
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State of the Diamond Industry
State of the Diamond Industry: Where Does Supply Go From Here? The 2008 economic crisis, COVID-19, and sanctions on Russian goods have set the stage for an interesting decade for natural diamond supply. Michelle Graff michelle.graff@nationaljeweler.com The sun sets...
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This Massive 228-Carat Diamond Sold for Nearly $22 Million
MAY 12, 2022 This Massive 228-Carat Diamond Known as ‘The Rock’ Sold for Nearly $22 Million The sale also included the 205-carat Red Cross diamond, with proceeds supporting the charity. By CAROL BESLER Christie's The high-value paddles...
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The “De Beers Blue,” a 15.10-carat step-cut fancy vivid blue diamond
“With its powerful vivid color, and breathtakingly beautiful cut, it is truly a once-in-a-generation stone, and quite simply the greatest blue diamond of its size I have ever seen during my 31-year-career at Sotheby’s. [The auction] result is a clear confirmation of the growing appreciation, and awareness of the great scarcity of blue diamonds around the world.”
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Graff High Jewelry Collection
COLLECTIONSAPR 21, 2022 See the ‘Graffabulous’ High Jewelry Collection Graff has shared the first of its six-part 2022 high jewelry array. Ashley DavisAshley.Davis@nationaljeweler.com Necklaces are the main attraction in the first released segment of Graff’s...
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Largest White Diamond in Auction History
Largest White Diamond in Auction History Expected to Fetch $30 Million at Christie’s in May, Joins Long List of Awe-Inspiring Auction Gems April 7, 2022 by Walter Yeates Christie’s, the legendary English auction house founded by James Christie in 1766,...
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Rarer than diamonds
These gemstones are rarer than diamonds BY PYUSHA CHATTERJEE 28 MAR 2022 Style These gemstones are rarer than diamonds SHARE It is often said that women love diamonds. In fact, many opt for a solitaire as an engagement ring instead of...
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