Archive for May, 2008

Sotheby’s Auctions Off Royal Jewels

Jewelry

Sotheby's haslanded another royal score, the estate of Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg, the Princess of Belgium. The auction, which will be held on December 19 in ... Read more..

Kazuko Jewelry

Jewelry

Kazuko makes jewelry that involves tangles of gold wire wrapped up with semiprecious stones. She fashions these beautiful chaotic pieces into airy cuffs and ... Read more..

Largest Clean Tsavorite Up For Sale

Jewelry

It may not have the flash of a diamond but Tsavorite, a form of green garnet, has its own charms. The gem, which was originally discovered in the Tsavo region ... Read more..

Kate Hines Jewelry

Jewelry

Pearls don't have to be perfect to be beautiful. Kate Hines makes jewelry from freshwater, seed and baroque pearls that are lumpy, oddly-shaped and ... Read more..

Diamond Shirt Modeled in Milan

Jewelry

At the Academy Awards people wore diamonds on their wrists, ears, necklaces and even shoes but no one had a little number like this, a diamond top worth $1.3 million. ... Read more..

Jadeite Dealers Doing Business in Burma

Jewelry

A few weeks ago I mentioned the concerns over rubies from Myanmar (Burma) but there is another stone exported from Burma to be aware of, jadeite. While the country is ... Read more..

$1 Million Jewelry Theft at Heathrow

Jewelry

Lindsay Lohan was leaving Heathrow Airport on Thursday when she noticed that her orange Hermes Birkin bag was missing. The bag itself might have gotten only a moment or two ... Read more..

Nilufer Trazi Kuran Rings

Jewelry

When I saw the rings of Nilufer Tarzi Kuran on the Vivre website I was curious to learn more about the designer. Her rings with evocative names like Turban of ... Read more..

Wendy Rachel Original Jewelry Designs

Jewelry

Jewelry designed by Wendy Rachel has been featured in high-profile publications like Elle Girl, Style, and InStyle. Her earrings have been worn on E! News Daily and she's quickly building ... Read more..

Results of Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels Auction

Jewelry

No one took home the ruby and diamond necklace and earrings that I posted about when I first mentioned the Sotheby's sale which took place today in St. Moritz. The ... Read more..