The necklace containing around 300 carats of diamonds was bought by an unidentified woman who put in her bid over the phone, ...

The top lot at Sotheby’s Royal and Noble sale fetched twice its low estimate following a seven minute bidding battle ...

A diamond-studded necklace thought to be linked to a scandal that hastened the downfall of the doomed 18th century queen of ...

Composed of approximately 300 carats of old mine-cut diamonds, the historic piece was once worn during royal coronations and ...

“What we’ve seen is that jewelry with a noble provenance can generate a huge amount of excitement,” she added, citing a pearl ...

If you have a couple of bucks lying around and want to splash out on some gems for the festive season, here are a couple of ...

The piece was at the centre of a scandal in the 1780s known as the Diamond Necklace Affair in which a hard-up noblewoman ...

“What we’ve seen is that jewelry with a noble provenance can generate a huge amount of excitement,” she added, citing a pearl ...

Emerald-cut diamond center stone with tapered baguette side stones in a platinum setting. Price upon request. Photographs courtesy Josh Levkoff ...