Five years after JAR Jewels opened at the Met, the costume jewelry he designed for its shop is appearing at auction, along with the Somerset florals. If you sprang for those $2,000 baubles, here's how your investment panned out. Read More
Forget the mislabeled citrine and the cheap, irradiated blues. Here's a new look at an old gem that's making a comeback, in all its glorious and often-overlooked variations. Read More
Ralph Esmerian, former owner of Fred Leighton, pleaded guilty last week to bankruptcy fraud, a tragic turn in a respected... Read More
Once again, pink diamonds ruled the Christie's Hong Kong jewelry sale - with Asian private collectors paying big prices for the world's finest colored gems and jewels. Read More
Only a few years ago, Ralph Esmerian was riding high, a respected dealer and collector taking over the role of... Read More
Once upon a time, a princess married a prince. Here's the tragic love story behind the emerald necklace expected to fetch up to $2.5mil next month - not between bride and groom, but Hélène d'Orléans and the prince she left behind. Read More
As Sex and the City fans eagerly await the release of movie 2, a look back on that cocktail ring Samantha bid on in movie 1 - and the real auction and ring that inspired it. Read More
Nothing is more captivating than the glow of ancient gold under museum lights, except maybe for ancient gold in an... Read More
Musings from the founder and editor of The Jewelry Loupe, one of the first magazine/blogs aimed at collectors, creators and connoisseurs of jewelry, on its first seven years - and the four years of dreaming and scheming before that. Read More
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