Annie Davidson Watson

Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren Victorian wedding locket

Victorian Celebrity Wedding Locket Up for Auction in U.K.

Before there were tabloids, there was showman P.T. Barnum to provide scandal and spectacle. And before there were celebrity weddings, there was the...

Kate Middleton’s Italy Jewelry Carried a Family Message

When Catherine, the Princess of Wales, visited northern Italy last week—her first solo international trip since her 2024 cancer diagnosis—the...

Christie's Magnificent Jewels auction in Geneva

Christie’s $66.5M Haul in Geneva Jewelry Sale Includes Record $17.37M for Blue-Green Diamond

Christie's had a very good day on Wednesday, taking in more than $66.5 million (51,859,550 in Swiss francs) at its Magnificent Jewels auction in...

Christie’s to Sell Jewels From Late Italian Movie Star Claudia Cardinale

Actress Claudia Cardinale, who passed away last September at age 87, left behind one of the great filmographies in the history of Italian...

50 Ct. Colombian Emerald Necklace Leads Bonhams’ Upcoming Hong Kong Sale

Bonhams is bringing an ambitious lineup to Hong Kong on May 24, with more than 140 lots in its Exceptional Jewels and Jadeite sale that leans hard...

The Azure Blue diamond going to auction at Christie's

Christie’s New York Sale to Feature Largest Fancy Blue Diamond at Auction

Christie's is bringing what it says is an auction first to its June 9 Magnificent Jewels sale at Rockefeller Center: a 31.62 ct. fancy blue diamond...

Sotheby’s Geneva Watch Sale Led by a 1916 A. Lange & Söhne Rarity

Sotheby's Important Watches sale in Geneva on May 10 arrives with momentum: The house's recent Hong Kong watch auction set a record as the...

John Wayne’s Monogrammed Ring Could Be Yours

Here's something you don't see every day: a piece of John Wayne memorabilia that isn't a gun, a hat, or an eye patch. (more…)

Rarest of Its Kind: Ocean Dream Diamond Heads Back to Christie’s

If you've never heard of the Ocean Dream, it's not surprising: the stone has spent most of its existence in near-total obscurity, surfacing publicly...