05May 2017 Spoonmaker’s Diamond Mystery
The crown jewel of the Topkapi Palace Museum is the 86-carat pear-shaped Spoonmaker's Diamond, which is the fourth largest diamond in the world.
The Kaşıkçı Read more [...]
Category Archives: Famous Gemstones
19Apr 2017 Rocks & Co. Birthstone Special – May Emerald
May's children and their royal Emerald birthstone
What do Queen Victoria, Adele, The Rock (Dwayne Jackson), Janet Jackson, Karl Marx, Yogi Berra, Read more [...]
07Apr 2017 World’s Most Expensive Jewel-the Pink Star Diamond, sells For $71.2M
Hot off of the AP news wire. The most expensive jewel ever sold, was auctioned off on April 4th, 2017, fetching $71.2 million at Sotheby’s Read more [...]
14Mar 2017 The affair of the Diamond necklace
This is a story of love, lust, envy, greed, social climbing, back-stabbing, manipulation, and revolution! This is the story of the Affair of Read more [...]
10Mar 2017 Diadems,Tiaras & Crowns, oh My!
Diadems, tiaras and crowns are exquisite jewels used by the female heads of monarchies around the world.
Protocol of the jewels
A Read more [...]
01Mar 2017 Aquamarine-March’s beautiful protective birthstone
According to the American Gem Society, in earlier times, Aquamarine was believed to protect sailors, guaranteeing a safe voyage. The serene Read more [...]
24Feb 2017 Treasures of Istanbul–Topkapi Imperial Palace
I have a great desire to discover the history, nature, secrets, mysteries and treasures of civilisation. A passion transmitted and cultivated Read more [...]
10Feb 2017 Aristocratic Italian jewellery designer Fulco di Verdura
In 1939, aristocratic Italian jewellery designer, Fulco di Verdura opens his jewellery store on New York's legendary 5th Avenue.
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13Jan 2017 The Famous Rubies of Henry VIII
The story of the Tudors is like a "soap opera". It is not for nothing that countless of films and TV series have been created around the experiences Read more [...]
22Dec 2016 The Legendary Sissi Diamond Stars
The most famous portrait of the Empress Sissi shows us with her spectacular hair that falls to the waist decorated with wonderful Stars of Diamonds Read more [...]