A dazzling selection of Burmese rubies, Kashmir sapphires and rare colored diamonds are on the block at jewelry auctions by Christie’s and Phillips this fall, indicating the enduring investment ...

Before the holiday season, Los Angeles-based jeweler Suzanne Kalan made trips to the U.K. and Bahrain to showcase the samples in her Burmese ruby collection that will hit upscale retail and online ...

At 23.1 carats, the gem is one of the largest Burmese rubies in the world. Chip Clark/National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution We don't need Wagner or Tolkien to tell us how ...

A rare 10.05-carat ruby will be the lead item at Christie’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels sale on November 29. Known as the “Ratnaraj” (“King of Precious Stones” in Sanskrit), the auction house says it ...

Jewellers have made it easy to buy a diamond while keeping your conscience clean. They’ve adopted a passport system showing the origin of every stone, so you can be sure that your hard-earned money ...

After appraising a diamond and ruby necklace in Boise, Idaho, for $80,000 to $100,000, jewelry appriaser Peter Shemonsky provides some background and guidance on U.S. regulations surrounding the ...

Jewelry auctions are in full swing for the holiday, and, in the spirit of the season, red-toned stones topped the lots for both Sotheby's and Christie's. Rubies, spinels, and Alexandrites raked in ...

QUEEN MATHILDE OF BELGIUM hardly ever wears her engagement ring, choosing instead to wear a ring from her 10th wedding anniversary. But what did her original engagement ring look like? Queen Mathilde ...