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World's largest ruby gemstone sells for a record $34.8 million
A 55.22 carat ruby named "Estrela de Fura" sold at Sotheby's in New York for $34.8 million, setting a new record price at auction for the precious stone. Sotheby's also sold "The Eternal Pink," a rare 10.57-carat diamond for the same price.
Ghana asks the British Museum to return gold removed in 1874
Ghana's Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, met with the popular museum's director to request the return of works taken from the Asante palace in Kumasi during an 1874 war with the British.
World's 'smallest work of art on a diamond' unveiled in Amsterdam
If diamonds are forever and a girl's best friend, then adding the world's smallest artwork,to what already shines should makes them even more special.
Meet the jeweller who created this €755,000 diamond dog necklace
Nathalie Knauf has a story to tell. It starts with a childhood incident that ignited her fondness for dogs and led her to become an enthusiastic champion of canine welfare. Find out more here.
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Ultra-hard diamonds found in Africa fell from space, study finds
The space diamonds, found in rare meteorites that had collided with a dwarf planet, are thought to be even harder than normal diamonds.
The ‘Lulo Rose’ diamond found in Angola expected to fetch record price
A rare pink diamond discovered in Angola is thought to be the largest of its kind to be found in 300 years.
Largest white diamond ever auctioned sells for €17.9 million
The Rock, the biggest white diamond ever auctioned, sold for a hammer price of 18.6 million Swiss francs (€17.9 million), far short of the record for such a jewel.
Millionaire creates zero-impact diamonds made from carbon dioxide
The first of the climate-conscious gems has been created in a so-called 'sky mining facility' in the UK, which is powered by green energy.