A listing in the Guinness Book of World Records was followed by a years-long battle over ownership of the Ophir Collection. It’s possible there’s a curse attached to the Ophir Collection, a trove of ...

THE publication in 1890 by the Scientific Publishing Company of New York of Dr. G. F. Kunz's valuable “Gems and Precious Stones of North America” showed for the first time the possibility of producing ...

Francesca Cartier Brickell’s book on Cartier talks up semi-precious stones, as do Victoria Lampley Berens of jewellery consultancy The Stax and Sophie Howard, founder of By Pariah By Pariah’s ...

THE author of this contribution to the literature of the Shakespeare Tercentenary has long been known as the most prominent expert authority on gems and jewelry in the United States. He has acquired a ...

Celebrated Place Vendôme jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels collaborates with the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (MNHN / National Museum of Natural History) in Paris to present the exhibition Gems ...

People wear gemstones for many reasons. For many, they hold special meanings — from devotion, and trust, to commitment. It is considered extremely romantic to receive or gift someone a precious stone ...

With growing attraction towards semi-precious stones, it's important to know about the product you are buying. These things will guide for a better purchase for semi-precious stones Buying jewellery ...

The golden crown consists of four-and-a-half kgs of the yellow metal. Small and big size diamonds, rubies, pearls and sapphires, among other precious stones, have been embedded in it.

Don’t let its dusty, artsy, downhome vibe fool you — Tucson in February plays host to the jewelry industry’s heaviest hitters. They come to this Arizona desert town to attend a confluence of gemstone ...

ASADABAD, Afghanistan -- Illegal mining of precious stones in an eastern Afghan province is depriving its impoverished residents of resources and their country of much-needed revenue. Residents of ...