Jewelry

A La Vieille Russie, the gallery that supplied many of America’s major Fabergé collections, is consigning more than 300 pieces from its own holdings to Sotheby’s this December. The combined…

For families across the American heartland, a giant pile of corn kernels can be the perfect place for little ones to dig, scoop, tumble and play while Mom snaps adorable fall photos. But amid the pumpkin patches, hayrides, apple…

If the jewelry industry could choose a spirit gem for its current mood, tourmaline would make a pretty convincing candidate. Yes, it happens to be one of October’s birthstones. But more…

For nearly 600 years, a small ceramic jug buried near Moscow held a secret fortune in silver. When archaeologists unearthed it in the historic Russian city of Kolomna, they found more than 2,600 medieval coins, including more than…

Not every opal needs to look like it swallowed a rainbow. Some are quieter about their magic. That’s what caught my attention about Amáli’s one-of-a-kind boulder opal ring—that and the brand’s…

A dazzling 24-carat pink diamond with a remarkable 70-year family history is preparing for its first-ever auction appearance. Known as “The Bulgari Pink,” the emerald-cut gem will headline Christie’s Magnificent Jewels sale in Geneva…

After eight years at Reformation, where she rose to senior director of merchandising and led a team of 12, Liz Fryett has debuted her own jewelry brand in Los Angeles. Each piece is handmade from…

In 1926, a 10-year-old Arkansas girl helping her father hoe weeds in a cotton field spotted something unusual gleaming in the dirt. She picked up what she called a “pretty pebble” and kept it as a curiosity. Little did Alice Taylor…

Opals and I have a complicated relationship. I love looking at them. I love writing about them. Put a great opal in front of me and I will happily lose several minutes watching the colors move…

Christie’s has a lot of signed jewelry in its latest online sale, but the top lot is all about the stone: an 8.17 ct. D-color Internally Flawless round brilliant-cut diamond ring, to be exact,…

Pinterest has released its first-ever Beauty Trend Report, and while jewelers probably aren’t losing sleep over whether their customers are searching for cherry-cola hair, there’s quite a bit here…

When it came to jewelry, the Byzantine Empire had the richest traditions of any empire. The Byzantines inherited the great lands of Greece, Egypt, the entire Near East, portions of Russian Asia, the littoral of North Africa, and the…

Welcome to Music Friday, when we celebrate songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Journey’s “Daydream” takes us somewhere far beyond the ordinary world, where diamonds once were stone, pearls…

For all the beauty autumn has to offer, it’s also very much a season of transition. (And if you’re feeling particularly morbid about it, it can be considered the season where everything dies.) For…

Designer Katherine Jetter, owner of The Vault Nantucket, has been in the jewelry business for 18 years, sourcing gemstones, attending trade shows, and honing her creative talents for clients based…

Few gemstones can rival the visual drama of a fine black opal. Against a naturally dark background, flashes of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and violet can appear to glow from within the stone, creating a miniature rainbow that…

Instappraise Integrates Jewelers Mutual Insurance Quotes Into Appraisal Workflow Instappraise announced its integration with Jewelers Mutual Group, allowing jewelers and appraisers to connect…

If you’re planning to buy an engagement ring for your significant other, one of the first things you must consider is how big the diamond will look on her finger. Some people want the diamond to be noticeable while others want it to…

Namibia may be famous for producing the world’s highest-quality diamonds, but it is not a country where giant gems routinely emerge from the earth. That makes a newly unveiled 176.29-carat natural diamond an especially remarkable…

Hancocks London has acquired its first jewel by Taffin—a necklace centered on a 28.31 ct. old mine–cut cushion diamond on a twisted red silk cord—and has named the piece its Jewel of the Month for…

So many pink gemstones, only ten fingers. Your options run from barely-there blush morganite and bubblegum sapphire to raspberry tourmaline and a natural pink diamond that costs about as much as a small island. We're narrowing…

A metal detector signal led to a remarkable discovery in a field near Wesseling, Germany: 934 Roman silver coins weighing 6.8 pounds (3.1 kilograms) and spanning nearly 300 years of Roman history. Unearthed by licensed amateur metal…

There are certain designers you encounter and immediately you know they’re going to be a gold mine for interesting jewels. Sanct Desiderata founder Julia De Souza is one of them. I first met De…

The use of diamonds and other faceted gems or glass-paste substitutes increased during the 18th century, particularly in jewelry meant to be worn in candlelight, whereas colorful enamels declined. The asymmetrical, naturalistic Rococo…

Watches of Switzerland Group has debuted its new retail concept store combining two retail brands into one uniquely interconnected boutique. The Marlton, N.J., store combines a Watches of…

Meta recently introduced Muse for Small Business, an AI agent designed to help small businesses handle tasks across marketing, customer communication, finances, and day-to-day operations. Muse can…

Welcome to Music Friday, when we celebrate songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. As Bill Withers introduced “The Same Love That Made Me Laugh” during his March 1974 appearance on The Midnight…

We are standing at the top of the October slide. One quick push, and we’re barreling all the way to the bottom—the new year—past fall, through Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, and on…

More than a century ago, a passion for pink held by a powerful Chinese empress helped transform a remote corner of Southern California into one of the world’s most important sources of tourmaline. The unlikely connection between…

On Oct. 1, a Scottish collector’s 8.03 ct. natural fancy light blue pear-shape diamond will become only the third blue diamond above 8 ct. ever offered at auction in the United Kingdom. Blue…