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A La Vieille Russie Parts With 300-Plus Works in Sotheby’s Sale Estimated Above $15 Million
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...
Former Reformation Director Liz Fryett Debuts Her Own Jewelry Brand
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...
Christie’s Jewels Online Sale Tops Out With an 8.17-Ct. Diamond Ring
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...
Boucheron Brings Nearly 170 Years of Jewelry to Christie’s New York in Its Largest U.S. Archive Show
Boucheron will open In Focus: A Monograph of a Visionary at Christie's New York Oct. 9–18, marking the French house's most ambitious U.S. archive...
Hancocks Acquires Its First Taffin Jewel
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...
Rare Rolex Collection Headed to Phillips Geneva Sale
For over 30 years, Pucci Papaleo has dedicated himself to studying, collecting, and photographing Rolex chronographs, helping establish the scholarly...
Elmwood’s to Offer Rarest Blue Diamond Seen at UK Auction in 18 Years
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...
Hancocks, Grima Unveil 5-Piece Collection Built Around French-Cut Diamonds
Two of Britain's most distinctive jewelry houses have formalized a friendship into a collaboration. Grima for Hancocks, a five-piece series three...
£5 Charity Shop Brooch Turns Out to Be a Diamond Piece Worth £1,000
An 18k Italian gold tulip brooch set with a 0.2 ct. brilliant-cut diamond (valued at over £1,000, or approximately $1,330) was identified at a...
15th-Century “Blood of Christ,” St. Margaret Rings Found by Metal Detectorist Head to Noonans Mayfair
Andrew Riley, a semiretired architect from North Yorkshire, England, goes metal detecting at least twice a week—rain or shine, mostly for the...