Gemstones 101: A beginner's guide to understanding types, cuts, and certifications
Gemstones are valued based on the Four Cs - color, clarity, cut, and carat. Precious stones include diamonds, sapphires, ...
High jewelry: Constellations of precious gemstones
Dewdrop-shaped diamonds at Boucheron, fish brooches with iridescent scales at Van Cleef & Arpels, flowers with pink sapphire ...
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Archaeologists Find Engraved Semi-Precious Gemstones Clogging a 2000-Yr-Old Roman Bathhouse, Astounded by the Workmanship
Archaeologists Find Engraved Semi-Precious Gemstones Clogging a 2000-Yr-Old Roman Bathhouse, Astounded by the Workmanship In ...
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Minerals and Gems
Historically, gems have been divided into precious and semiprecious classes. There are a number of semiprecious gems, many quite beautiful, but diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds continue ...
The Infinite Rebirth of Serpenti
Like the Ouroboros—the mythical serpent that bites its own tail to form a circle with no beginning or end, and served as a ...
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Van Cleef and Arpels embark with the Treasure Island collection
For its latest high jewellery collection, Van Cleef & Arpels drew inspiration from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel, Treasure Island.
Taliban’s gemstone gamble
Since seizing power in August 2021, the Taliban have signed deals with numerous investors to mine gemstones, gold, copper and ...
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Rare ancient Egyptian jewelry now costs less than a Cartier bracelet: ‘Wearable art’
The venerable auction house is unloading one-of-a-kind gold necklaces, rings, trinkets and more from ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt that cost far less than modern pieces from modern luxury designers ...
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Gold reserves in Russian banks drop by half in a year
The physical gold reserves held by Russian banks fell sharply at the end of 2024, RBC reported on Tuesday, citing data from ...