The Lady Heart Diamond Collection, designed by Bernard Bachoura, a fourth generation jeweler from Southern California’s Sophia Fiori, and consisting of five exceedingly rare heart-shaped diamonds of different colors – red, pink, orange, blue and yellow – and ranging in weight from 1.71 to 2.28 carats, that originally went on display from February 1 to […]
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Two studies conducted in America and the United Kingdom recently, reveal that the demand for diamond jewelry is on the decline in both countries, and in the United Kingdom there is a corresponding increase in demand for jewelry set with colored stones such as sapphires and rubies in combination with diamonds. A study conducted by […]
Hard on the heels of the sensational July 4th discovery of the 2.95-carat Champagne Brown ” “Patriot Diamond” by Terry Staggs of Richmond, Kentucky, at the Crater of Diamonds State Park, Arkansas, another significant brown diamond weighing 5.16 carats, the 27th-largest diamond ever found at the park was unearthed by a 12-year old boy from […]
Due to an overwhelming response from buyers for Rio Tinto’s first ever tender of rough diamonds originating from its Canadian Diavik Mine, to be held in Israel at the Israeli Diamond Exchange Trading Hall, coinciding with the summer edition of the US & International Diamond Week, coming up from August 26-29, 2013, organizers of the […]
Mining giant Rio Tinto announced recently that it will hold for the first time in Israel a tender of rough diamonds from its Canadian Diavik mine, at a special booth to be constructed in the Israeli Diamond Exchange Trading Hall, during the summer edition of the US & International Diamond Week in Israel from August […]
Christie’s announced on July 11, 2013, their first ever online-only jewelry sale, christened the “Summer Jewels” consisting of 107 lots from contemporary jewelers, with a price range accessible to a wider spectrum of collectors, to be held from July 17 to 26, 2013. The sale features a variety of exquisitely crafted jewelry pieces, such as […]
Sotheby’s London Fine Jewel Sale held on July 11, 2013, realized an impressive total sale of GBP 2,431,438. The sale was held in two sessions. The first session commencing at 10.30 am offered Lots 1 – 157 for sale and during the second session commencing at 2.00 pm, Lot 158 – 310 were put up […]
Christie’s London, South Kensington Jewelry Auctions, Sale 9188, held on July 17, 2013 realized a total of £ 630,500, equivalent to US$ 951,425 and € 723,184. This represented a total sale of 74% by value. The top lot of the sale was Lot 92, a diamond necklace, which sold for £ 28,750 (US$ 43,384), which […]
A rare 19th-century diamond, the 55.09-carat, champagne-colored, flawless, emerald-cut Kimberley Diamond, has gone on temporary display at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, beginning from, Thursday, July 11, 2013. The diamond on loan from Bruce F. Stuart Trust will be on display at the museum until the end of June 2014. The champagne-colored, […]
Terry Staggs of Richmond, Kentucky, a regular visitor to the Crater of Diamonds State Park, Arkansas, making at least two visits every year for the past 28 years, was finally rewarded for his patience and persevarance, when on the 4th of July, Independance Day, he discovered a stunning 2.95-carat, champagne-brown, rough diamond crystal, the largest […]