BRASILIA, Brazil—Former President Jair Bolsonaro underwent questioning Wednesday about diamond jewelry gifts when he was in power, as part of an investigation into whether he engaged in any irregularities in bringing the items into Brazil. Federal police and prosecutors are investigating whether three sets of jewelry brought into the country from Saudi Arabia were public […]
GENEVA—A pear-shaped 18-carat pink diamond billed as a rarity sold at a Geneva auction for 28.4 million Swiss francs ($28.8 million), including fees and taxes, on the lower end of the expected range. The “Fortune Pink” fancy vivid pink stone, said to be the largest of its kind and shape to go on the block, […]
GENEVA—The largest pear-shaped fancy vivid pink diamond ever put up for auction could sell for up to $35 million at a Christie’s sale of rare jewels on Nov. 8, the auctioneer said on Wednesday. “The diamond weighs 18.18 carats, which is of course an extremely fortuitous number for Asian collectors. We’ve had a huge amount […]
Set in a desert land where the stooges run a restaurant, the boys set out to recover the stolen Rootin Tootin diamond after they learn from the thieves that the Emir of Shmo has absconded with the contraband jewel. They journey to the stronghold of Shmo where they disguise themselves as Santa Clauses and scare […]
GENEVA—Christie’s says “The Rock,” an egg-sized white diamond billed as the largest of its kind to go up for auction, sold Wednesday for more than 21.6 million Swiss francs ($21.75 million), including fees—though at the low end of the expected range. The 228-carat pear-shaped G-Color stone, with its platinum pendant mounting, has a gross weight […]
GENEVA—The largest white diamond ever auctioned will go under the hammer in Geneva next week, part of a sale by Christie’s that features two stones weighing more than 200 karats each. “The Rock,” a 228.31-karat pear-shaped stone roughly the size of a golf ball, is expected to sell for up to $30 million, the auctioneer […]
It’s the size of a pinto bean. It’s the color of brown coffee. And it’s rough and roundish. But in the end, a diamond is a diamond. The largest diamond of the year has been discovered at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, the park announced in a news release on Tuesday. A more […]
NEW YORK—It’s the largest and most valuable blue diamond to ever come to auction. And, it’s a recent discovery. The more than 15-carat De Beers Cullinan Blue diamond was mined in 2021 at South Africa’s Cullinan Mine, one of the few sources in the world for extremely rare blue diamonds. It will be offered in […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Auction house Sotheby’s Dubai has unveiled a diamond that’s literally from out of this world. Sotheby’s calls the 555.55-carat black diamond—believed to have come from outer space—“The Enigma.” The rare gem was shown off on Monday to journalists as part of a tour in Dubai and Los Angeles before it is due […]
