Sotheby’s is one of the biggest players amongst famous auction houses. It is the second oldest auction house “in continuous operation”, founded in 1744 under the name of Baker’s, in London, England, by Samuel Baker. The business started with valuable rare books and later developing toward fine and decorative art. The company is currently [...]
Hippie jewelry is commonly believed to be peace sign jewelry, but in fact is much more than that. It consist of positive designs with floral and nature-inspired designs. It is colorful and eco-friendly, using natural materials. It tries to transmit and represent positive vibrations. A big variety of hippie jewelry is handmade from beads, hemp, [...]
World largest faceted diamond
The Golden Jubilee got his name when it was presented to the King of Thailand in 1997 for his Golden Jubilee, the 50th anniversary of his coronation. Before this event it was simply Unnamed Brown. The rough stone was discovered in Premier mine of South Africa and weighed 755 carats.
After its discovery [...]
1. The Golden Jubilee Diamond
Weight: 545.67 carats
Color: fancy yellow-brown
Value: $4-$12 million
2. The Cullinan I – aka the Star of Africa Diamond
Weight: 530.20 carats
Color: flawless D-color (perfect white)
Value: over $400 million
3. The Incomparable Diamond
Weight: 407.48 carats
Color: modifying color (yellow-brown)
Value: $20 million
4. The Cullinan II Diamond
Weight: 317.40 carats
Color: flawless D-color (perfect white)
Value: $200 million
5. The [...]
Jewish jewelry pieces have a particular significance. Jewish jewelers are renowned all over the world. Israeli diamond industry is the base for world diamond wholesale. More than a half of the cut diamonds in the world are manufactured in Israel. In the fifteen century Lodewyk van Berken, a Jewish diamond cutter invented the scaif, and [...]
