Auction

In het Zwitserse Genève werd dinsdag een grote blauwe diamant van 10,03 karaat geveild voor 21,5 miljoen dollar (19,1 miljoen euro). Dat heeft veilinghuis Sotheby’s meegedeeld in een persbericht. [...]

The European Union will not include polished diamonds in the countermeasure package it has put together in response to the new US reciprocal tariffs. The move would have caused “significant harm” [...]

Sotheby’s will offer a 17.48-carat diamond ring at its upcoming Paris jewelry auction, where it is set to fetch up to EUR 500,000 ($546,106). The pear-shaped, G-color, VS1-clarity diamond ring is [...]

De Beers Jewellers has changed its name to De Beers London, as part of a rebrand that emphasizes its place in the high-end luxury market. The move also establishes a link to the company’s home [...]

De Beers has launched a new marketing campaign, “Forever Present,” to boost demand for natural diamonds during the US holiday gifting season. The campaign, which reintroduces the iconic “A [...]

The Aga Khan brooch achieved $8.8 million at a recent Christie’s sale in Geneva, beating its upper estimate and setting a world record for the most expensive emerald sold at auction. The brooch, [...]

A Paraiba tourmaline and diamond ring was the star of a recent jewelry sale at Bonhams, where it brought in $533,900, nearly nine times its upper estimate. The piece, which contained a [...]

Welsh singer Dame Shirley Bassey, 87, famously sang about diamonds in the 1971 James Bond film and said she accepted the offer to sing the track as the lyrics “rang true to me and the way I felt [...]

A rare necklace containing approximately 300 carats of diamonds, some of which may have ties to Marie Antoinette, is set to hit the auction block at Sotheby’s in Geneva. The piece, which is [...]

A “Toi et Moi” ring featuring blue and pink diamonds – both over 5.0-cts – sold for $3.7m (£3m) almost double its high estimate, at Bonhams London. The ring was crafted [...]