Carved jade and elaborate hair ornaments have been part of Chinese culture since the beginning of civilization - and they weren't just for women. Men wore some of the biggest and flashiest. This week, Christie's has some beautiful examples on the block.
Walk by Chihiro Makio’s booth at a craft show and her floral necklaces draw you in with their delicate shapes...
What would you guess is the most popular gem on The Jewelry Loupe? Diamond, emerald, sapphire? Nope. Opal, according to...
That sparkle from a bride's left ring finger should reflect more than light. It should reflect the bride herself.
Baiyang Qiu combines the precision of industrial design with a love of organic form to create her unique award-winning jewelry.
Eight historic jewels were stolen from the Louvre on Sunday, October 19. Media outlets are scrambling to place a value...
Guys often get overlooked on this lovers’ holiday. Hey, I love chocolate, flowers, and heart-shaped baubles as much as the...
Before Springsteen, before the Rolling Stones, before Hell's Angels, there was... Tyrone Power? That's right, those guys got this look from Hollywood swashbucklers. And long before that, swarthy sailors actually wore it on the high seas.
Both of my grandmothers were good with their hands, made and designed their own clothes, taught us all to love...
Earliest use of photos in jewelry were locket-style portraits, an extension of the painted miniatures people were wearing by the...
Ten stunning rings from the 2017 AGTA Spectrum Awards show what great designers can do with the finest, most unique gemstones.
A fabulous five-carat pink diamond sold today at Christie's Hong Kong for $10,776,660, the highest per-carat price ever paid for a diamond. No doubt about it: fancy-colored diamonds are hot - and Hong Kong has become a major market for gemstones.
Joel Arthur Rosenthal designed a special collection of jewelry and watches to sell exclusively at the Metropolitan Museum with the...
In my first post on the shifting sands of estate jewelry terminology, experts set us straight on the terms estate,...
You'll find few high-carat collars for contemporary cats, but ancient cat jewels go for thousands, dating to a time when we worshipped at the feet of the cat goddess.