Hirst's Diamond Skull to Go on Show at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam: Damien Hirst has chosen the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam to start a world tour of the U.K. artist's $100 million diamond skull.

Argyle tender

Diamond experts and high society figures around the globe are preparing for the 24th annual Rio Tinto Argyle Pink Diamond Tender to be held in Perth (August 21 & 22, 2008), New York (September 2 - 5, 2008), London (September 9 - 11, 2008) Hong Kong (September 15- 20, 2008) Tokyo (September 24 - 26, 2008) and Sydney (October 1 & 2, 2008 ).

Three nice deep green diamonds

jewellery with rough diamonds made by Anna Moltke-Huitfeld, Denmark

more information about the designer : www.moltke-huitfeldt.dk

jewellery with rough diamonds made by Anna Moltke-Huitfeld, Denmark

More information about the designer : www.moltke-huitfeldt.dk

jewellery with rough diamonds made by Anna Moltke-Huitfeld, Denmark

More information about the designer, see www.moltke-huitfeldt.dk

Jewellery with rough diamonds made by Anna Moltke-Huitfeld, Denmark

More information about the designer, you can find on : www.moltke-huitfeldt.dk

grennish orangy

can someone give me a idea about the price of this stones

Dianor Recovers Fancy Colored Diamonds in Ontario

Canadian diamond exploration firm Dianor Resources announced Wednesday results for 13 drill holes in Ontario. Over fifty percent (52.4) of the diamonds recovered were colored diamond, including one pink diamond. The colored diamonds ranged from brown (26.8%), grey (14.0%), yellow (5.5%), green (5.1%), orange (0.8%), purple (0.1%), amber (0.1%) and black (0.1%). The ten largest diamonds recovered were commercial sized (+0.85 mm) colored stones (8 brown, 1 yellow and 1 grey), ranging in weight from 1.0583 to 2.6327 milligrams (0.005292 - 0.01316 carats.)

Recordprice at Sotheby's

Sotheby?s auction house in Geneva sold a very rare fancy vivid blue diamond ring for $4.56 million, a world record by weight for any precious stone at $1.33 million per carat. The former record was set last October, when Sotheby?s sold a 6.04 carat fancy vivid blue diamond in Hong Kong for $7.98 million ($1.32 million per carat).

Christie's hits record in Hong Kong

Hong Kong?Christie's Hong Kong auction reeled in a record $60.1 million and was the largest jewelry sale ever organized by Christie's worldwide, the auction house said. The top lot of the day was a 101.27-carat, F, VVS1 diamond which was the largest diamond ever sold at auction in Asia. A private collector snapped it up for $6.2 million. Other records included the following: ? A 16.04-carat, D, VVS2 circular-cut diamond that sold to an Asian private collector for $3,341,809 and set a world record price-per-carat record for a colorless diamond. ? A square-shaped fancy green diamond of 10.36 carats that fetched $3,485,281 and set a world record price for a green diamond sold at auction. ? Finally, a pair of Romanov emeralds which sold to an Asian private collector for $2,409,241 set a price-per-carat record for emeralds sold at auction.

A lovely 0.14 ct pure purple diamond

Fancy Vivid Blue 3.37 Diamond Goes to Graff in Sotheby’s Auction

London jeweler Laurence Graff bought a rare 3.73 carat fancy vivid blue diamond, mounted in a platinum ring, at Sotheby?s ?Magnificent Jewels,

Fancy Vivid Blue 3.37 Diamond Goes to Graff in Sotheby’s Auction

London jeweler Laurence Graff bought a rare 3.73 carat fancy vivid blue diamond, mounted in a platinum ring, at Sotheby?s ?Magnificent Jewels,

BLUE DIAMOND GOES FOR $8.8 MILLION AT GENEVA SALE

A large blue diamond sold for 9.23 million Swiss francs ($8.78 million) at a jewellery auction marked by strong prices for both coloured and white diamonds, Christie's said. The rectangular blue stone weighing 13.39 carats, set in a ring surrounded by tiny pink diamonds, was the top lot at its semi-annual jewellery sale in Geneva on Wednesday night. Experts at Christie's and rival Sotheby's say collectors and traders remain hungry for unique items, especially coloured diamonds or historic gems, following world-record prices set for rare polished diamonds last year. The blue diamond, which Christie's said was the largest blue diamond graded "fancy intense" in colour ever to be put on the block, had been estimated at $6 to $8 million. Its buyer, a private collector, chose to remain anonymous. "It is truly exceptional to find a blue diamond of this intensity weighing more than 10 carats," Valdieu told reporters at a pre-sale briefing. A flawless heart-shaped vivid yellow diamond weighing 21.4 carats, set on a diamond neck-chain, fetched nearly 3.3 million Swiss francs ($3.14 million), in line with its estimate. The priciest lots at Sotheby's separate "Magnificent Jewels" sale are a pink diamond ring and a blue diamond ring, each estimated at over 2 million Swiss francs.

the rob red

The most saturated red diamond in the world. 0.59ct pearshape.

It's not available. Price: >= 1 Million $ per carat, I guess. Make an offer. :-) (No, I'm not the owner)

Posted by: Diamondluva - May, 24 2008

Who is selling it? 1.5 for the stone or per carat?

Posted by: Diamondluva - May, 27 2008

I have personally seen it. It is beautiful. It was analyzed by Stephen Hofer as the most saturated red he ever analyzed (more than the Hancock Red(he took the picture. It is for sale for $1,500,000.00.

Posted by: steve - May, 27 2008

if this stone is the most saturated red in the world, and red is the rarest color.....then is this the rarest diamond in the world? is it available? if so how much? what is a fair price for such a stone? i love this picture!

Posted by: cheryl - May, 22 2008

The owner of the stone, Robert Bogel (hence the name Rob Red), is selling it for $1.5 million for the stone.

Posted by: steve - May, 28 2008

That would be a new world record per carat if sold for that price. And considering the size of the stone it's almost crazy. On the other hand one could argue that given the absolute rarity of the stone all others are overpriced and this one is cheap. :-)

Posted by: Diamondluva - June, 02 2008

Christie's jewels sale

Christie?s Magnificent Jewels sale in Geneva realized a total of $59,245,750, which was a new jewelry auction record for the company. Christie's sale May 15 sold 73 percent by lot. Of the top selling lots, a 13.39 carat, VS1, rectangular mixed-cut fancy intense blue diamond sold for $8,877,884 ($633,023 per carat) to a private buyer against a pre-sale estimate of $6.6 million to $8.8 million.

Mariah Carey

American singer Nick Cannon bought his fellow singer Mariah Carey a diamond ring weighing 17 carats total and said to be worth $2.5 million for their surprise wedding. The ring by Jacob & Co. is set with an emerald-cut fancy light pink center stone surrounded by 58 intense pink diamonds, with two half-moon cut diamonds on the side. Carey wore the ring to Time magazine's recent "100 Most Influential People in the World" party.

Diamond Vegas

Group of 9 fancy color diamonds (+1) (left to right, top to bottom): Fancy white, fancy vivid yellow, F, fancy deep brown, fancy deep purplish pink, fancy deep blue, fancy vivid green, fancy vivid pink, fancy vivid yellowish orange, fancy deep purple.

Mr. Langman, I read your diamond encyclopedia with interest. Exceptionally well written and lucid! The photos posted here are wonderful. Love that 4.04 chocolate radiant. RW You might find my blog GemWise of interest: www.gemwiseblogspotcom.blogspot.com

Posted by: Richard W. Wise - May, 18 2008

Christie's Negotiates Sale of Empress Eugenie Brooch

The Louvre and Friends of the Louvre acquired a diamond brooch originally planned for auction at Christie's New York April 15. The auction was cancelled at the final hour due to court order. Empress Eugénie?s Brooch had a pre-sales estimate of $4 million to $6 million and was one of numerous lots for sale in ?Christie's Rare Jewels and Gemstones: The eye of a connoisseur.? The Louvre paid EUR 6.72 million (almost $11 million) for the diamond brooch.

Jewellery from Aristote Onasis

A spectacular selection of diamonds and jewellery from the collection of Christina Onassis, the daughter of Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis and Tina Livanos, will be auctioned by Christie's in London on June 11.

Man Who Acquired Hope Diamond for Smithsonian, George Switzer, Dies at 92

The man who launched the Smithsonian Institution?s gems and minerals collection by acquiring the legendary Hope Diamond, died on March 23. George Switzer, a mineralogist, was 92. His son revealed the cause of death was pneumonia, as reported by The New York Times.

brown emerald cut diamonds

Rare diamonds

Rare 39.34 Carat Cushion Cut Diamond Expected to Sell for $6-8 Million at Christie?s Among the jewels to be offered in Christie?s upcoming New York Sale on April 16 will be a 27.91 carat rectangular cut D color diamond ring and a 21.09 carat pear shaped D color diamond ring, both by Harry Winston and both expected to realize $2-3 million each.

Very small pink brilliants, in two shades of pink

Very small yellow brilliants, in two different shades of yellow

THIEVES STEAL A DIAMOND NECKLACE AT A DUTCH ARTS FAIR

Thieves have stolen a diamond necklace worth an estimated US$1.8 million at an arts fair in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht, police said Friday. Two women from Mexico and a man from Costa Rica suspected of involvement have been arrested, police spokeswoman Renske Hamming said, but the necklace has not been recovered. Police said the theft was on Thursday afternoon. The vendor selling the necklace noticed it was missing shortly after having a conversation with the two women, but when she ran after them, the man from Costa Rica "who was apparently together with the women blocked her," a police statement said. All three were arrested before leaving the grounds of the TEFAF fair, but the necklace had vanished.

Nicole Kidman

Movie star Nicole Kidman wore a rough and polished diamond sautoir necklace designed by L?Wren in her role as presenter at the 80th Academy Awards (Oscars). The necklace contains 7,645 diamonds, including rough, faceted, and polished diamonds, with a total weight of 1,399 carats.

Hong Kong sales

Auction house Sotheby's will hammer off a 72-carat, flawless white diamond for an estimated $10 million to $12 million in its forthcoming Asian sales, which would make it the most expensive diamond ever sold at auction in Asia.

Three intense yellow brilliants

3 couples heart shape diamonds

A ring with an intense yellow oval diamond

The same fancy blue cushion shape diamond, surrounded by intense yellow brilliants

The same fancy blue cushion shape diamond, surrounded by intense pink brilliants

A fancy blue cushion shape diamond, weighing 2,04 ct surrounded by small blue brilliants

A couple of pink round diamonds

Christie's Hong Kong Auction in May to Include 101.27ct Diamond

Christie's Magnificent Jewellery and Jadeite Jewellery sale in Hong Kong will feature a rare 101.27 carat diamond on May 28. The auction house claims that this diamond is the largest colorless diamond to appear on the auction circuit in 18 years. The pre-sale estimate is about $6 million. The diamond was cut from a 460 carat rough to its present size and is described as an unusual shape which â??flaunts 92 brilliant facets.â?� The stone has been certified as an F, VVS1 â??with the highest standard for polish and symmetry,â?� both rated Excellent by the Gemological Institute of America. The stone, which will be named by the buyer, will be unveiled as part of Christieâ??s Spring Masterpieces Exhibition in London next week.

15 million £ stolen in Milan

Tuesday, 26 February 2008 Thieves dug an underground tunnel into a top Milan showroom and stole £15m of diamond-studded jewellery while the owners were in Los Angeles hosting an Oscars party. Seven men dressed as police broke into the Damiani showroom on Sunday morning without letting off alarms or being captured on CCTV, and took little more than 40 minutes to execute their plan after tying up staff. They had spent a month digging from a disused cellar in a building next door. Millions of euros worth of jewels were stolen, but some of the most valuable pieces were being used by Hollywood stars during the Academy Awards ceremony. The British Oscar winner Tilda Swinton had been provided a diamond-studded bracelet by the jeweller. Milan police said: "The gang all wore dark sunglasses and spoke with southern Italian accents."

Sharon Bush

21 February 2008 - Sharon Bush, the ex-wife of President George W. Bush's brother Neil, is being sued for $434,000 by her ex-fiance after she refused to return the 11 carat diamond engagement ring he bought her. The couple were engaged in October 2006, but the wedding was repeatedly postponed and then cancelled. The aggrieved ex-fiance is a 78-year-old Chinese billionaire called Gerald Tsai. He alleges that he bought the ring for $243,040 at Saks Fifth Avenue, and is now suing his 55-year-old former bride-to-be for fraud and breach of contract.

Astronomers Discover Method to Detect Nanodiamonds in Outer Space

Researchers at NASA’s AmesResearchCenter in Moffett Field, California have developed a way to locate microscopic diamonds in space using computer simulations and infrared technology. Dubbed “nanodiamonds,” these stones are a billionth of a meter in size and are abundant in space – in clouds of dust.

Platinum

Platinum reach new highs as South Africa power supply concerns deepen. The precious metal hit a record $2,025 per ounce after having retreating to $2,009 in late trading across Europe Thursday morning, up 23 percent from its Wednesday close in New York.

A line of yellow radiants

Two oval "fancy vivid yellow"-diamonds, weighing 3,48 ct and 3,52 ct

A chocolate brown radiant cut diamond, weighing 4,44 ct

A "valentine-heart" made with heartshape diamonds in different colours

A honey brown radiant, 2,02 ct

A ful of life rose cut diamond, weighing 11,04 ct Fancy light pinkish-brown

A very nice olive colour diamond, weighing 9,27 ct

Chloe diamond

Vivid yellow diamond

Record price

On Oct. 8, in front of an audience hushed in anticipation, Sotheby?s broke an auction record that had stood for more than two decades. Under the gavel? A 6.04-carat internally flawless emerald-cut blue diamond ring, ultimately sold for $7,981,835, setting the per-carat record for a gemstone at auction. Sold at Sotheby?s in Hong Kong by an Asian collector and purchased by Moussaieff Jewelers of London, the stunning stone sold for $1.32 million per carat, easily beating the previous record of $926,000 per carat.

Sold at Sotheby's

A 10.24 carat fancy yellow VS1 diamond ring, mounted in platinum, sold for a hammer price of $157,000 at Sotheby?s Important Jewels sale, held Wednesday in New York City. The circa 1930 ring was the property of a private collection and outsold its estimated price by $37,000.

Tiffany offer diamond cell phone

U.S. fine jeweler Tiffany & Co. will offer a diamond encrusted cell phone to the Japanese market, starting in February. The handset will reportedly retail for $94,000, and will be set with 400 diamonds with a total weight of 20 carats. The cell phone will be compatible with Japan's ultrafast Softbank Mobile cell phone network.

Record sale: Alexkor Sells 26.60 Carat Rough Diamond for +$1.463 Million

South African diamond mine Alexkor has sold a 26.60 carat D color diamond for more than $55,000 per carat at its latest auction on Friday. The high price, probably a record for the mine, reflects a continued hot market for large diamonds in the global market.

Stolen diamond

Diamonds with an estimated value of £200,000 have been stolen during an exhibition in Birmingham - a year after a similar theft at the same event.

The Rojtman Diamond

Graff bought the stone at a Sothebys auction last fall for $1.92 million (its estimate had been $1.5 to $2 million, as I recall). I came across this photo a few days ago, its the first time I'd seen it set in jewelry. It weighs 107.46 carats and is Fancy Yellow. There are 8.71 carats of pink and brown(?) diamonds around it, and its set in rose gold. History: The early history of the diamond such as the country of origin, mine of origin, date of discovery, original owners of the diamond, the person or company involved in the cutting etc. are all unknown. But some experts believe that the diamonds origin is from the alluvial deposits of the South African diamond fields, in the early days of diamond mining in South Africa. The 123-carat Stewart diamond also originated in a similar manner. The first time the diamond made its public appearance was in 1957, when Harry Winston, the internationally famous jeweler and diamond dealer, based in New York City, acquired the diamond, which was a yellow cushion-cut weighing 107.60 carats. Harry Winston recut it slightly to its present weight of 107.46 carats, and mounted it in an elaborate clip-pendant combination. In 1963 he sold the diamond to Marc B. Rojtman and his wife Lilian of the United States, who were keen collectors of jewels. But, they were more renowned as collectors and connoisseurs of Old Master paintings and other art works. They extended their patronage to the study and development of arts, and set up a family foundation that advances education in the arts. When the Rojtman Diamond was in their possession, they lent it for an exhibition at the De Beers Diamond Pavilion in Johannesburg in 1966. On April 25th 2006, the Rojtman diamond featured at a Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels Auction, held at Manhattan, New York. The sale of the 107.46-carat, elegant, cushion-shaped, Fancy Yellow color diamond, was expected to be the highlight of the auction. The spectacular diamond had an estimate of $1.5 - 2.0 million placed on it. The sale also featured another historically important diamond the, 65.57-carat, Fancy Dark Orange Brown, Golden Maharajah Diamond with an estimated value of $400,000 to $600,000. Other items in the auction included a spectacular array of jewelry and colored gemstones by Cartier's, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Harry Winston. Sotheby's also held a public viewing of the items to go on sale from April 19 to 24, at York Avenue, in New York. There was an enthusiastic response to the auction, from buyers representing all regions of the world. The Rojtman diamond as expected achieved a record price of $1.92 million. However, the greatest surprise at the auction was the price achieved by the Golden Maharajah diamond, which fetched a record price of nearly $ 1.4 million, far in excess of the estimated value, after an intense bidding competition between eight of the buyers. The Rojtman and the Golden Maharajah diamonds were both acquired by Graff Diamonds Ltd. of London.

Robery of pink diamonds in Australia

A group of thieves stole for more than 3 million dollars of very rare pink diamonds in a jewellery shop in Sidney Australia, on january 20th

Large diamond sold in South africa

In South Africa, a diamond of 99.43ct has been sold for 1.305.000 $.

The largest diamond in the galaxy

The larger diamond in the galaxy has been discovered. It is a planet called "Lucy" located 50 light years from the earth.

Hope diamond

The 45.52ct blue diamond called "The Hope" glows red when viewed under ultraviolet light

Photo on diamond

A Silicon Valley firm has developped a new technology that inscribe high-resolution photo on the surface of a diamond.

2 square olive green diamonds

3 nice pink diamonds going from fancy pink till fancy brownish purple pink

Two fancy intense pure green diamonds and one fancy vivid pure green diamond.

Three different shades of blue mellee diamonds

Yellow pear shape diamonds from light yellow to vivid yellow

24 small square fancy yellow diamonds weighing 1,47 ct together

Four Square shape brown diamonds, all different shades of brown

A selection of different colour diamonds in the rough

A few brown rough diamonds

Three vivid yellow diamonds

Three vivid yellow diamonds

a natural fancy vivid yellowish orange marquise diamond weighing 0,29 ct

Chameleon diamond

We distinguish two categories of chameleon diamonds, the 'classic' group which typically will change color from green gray at the yellow orange, and the 'reverse' group which goes from slightly yellow or brown yellow to intense greenish yellow.

a natural green diamond

a parcel of small light pink diamonds

a serie of matching pairs - fancy brown diamonds

a couple of very nice intense pink oval diamonds

a line of 12 light pink princess cut diamonds

a brown diamond and a brownish pink diamond

Excellent site - do keep up the good work.s

Posted by: Dan - May, 25 2008

2 couples of nice pink diamonds

a selection of brown and gray diamonds

2 pink diamonds

Deep blue

Round ideal cut hearts and arrows fancy deep blue natural color diamond.

It is an 8*.

Posted by: Diamondluva - February, 10 2008

Was this an Eightstar? Really nicely cut

Posted by: Ryan Thompson - February, 04 2008

It is a Tino Hammid photo of the EightStar natural blue.

Posted by: Martin Haske - July, 11 2008

Color symphony

Round ideal cut hearts and arrows fancy colour diamonds in yellow, blue, brown, yellowish green, purplish pink and white.

Color circle

Suite of fancy color pears and colorless center stone.

I really love this selection of diamonds. If only I owned them!!!!!

Posted by: Coxie+Diamonds= :) - February, 02 2008

Ideal cut suite

Suite of ideal cut fancy color hearts and arrow stones.

Fancy vivid yellow

Fancy vivid yellow ideal cut hearts and arrows.

This is not just some ideal cut hearts and arrows. This is the first important fancy colored diamond to be cut by EightStar Diamond Company raising the bar to the top in fancy color diamonds. A vivid fancy yellow, this EightStar diamond was dubbed "Tweety" by its owner because its color reminded him of the famous cartoon character.

Posted by: Richard von Sternberg - December, 24 2007

That diamond reminds me of lemon citrine!!

Posted by: Coxie in luv wit diamante - February, 02 2008

Intense yellow matching pair

Yellow and white diamonds

Rough yellow diamonds from South Africa

Intense purple diamonds

Orange brown square diamond

Dark brown diamonds

Intense blue small brilliants

Hi! Your Website is really interesting! I like ik!

Posted by: Mister - December, 12 2007

Different colored rough diamonds

Different colored rough diamonds

Opaline color diamond

Cool guestbook, interesting information... Keep it UP. excellent site i really like your stuff.e

Posted by: Timmy - May, 18 2008

Looking for information and found it at this great site...e

Posted by: Martin - May, 27 2008

Opalescent diamond

Dark brown diamonds

Different shades of colored diamonds

Dark brown diamonds

Dark brown step cut diamonds

Intense pink diamonds

Blue radiant cut diamond

Chocolate brown diamonds

Vivid pink and vivid purple diamond

Intense and vivid blue diamonds

Parcels of orange small briliants

Intense blue heart shape diamonds

Pink and intense yellow heart shape diamonds

Different shades of orange heart shape diamonds

Very rare opale color diamond

Three blue and two white diamond

Blue diamonds

Vivid purple pink diamonds, matching pair

Vivid purple pink diamonds, matching pair

Vivid yellow-green rough diamond

Pinkish rough diamond

Nice Site! Thanks!

Posted by: Rick - February, 07 2008

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Parcel of yellow rough diamond

Different blue diamonds

Yellow diamonds

Parcel of rough diamond

Intense purple diamonds

Rare collection of different colors oval shape diamonds

Yellow matching pairs oval diamonds

Deep orange diamonds

Chocolate brown diamonds, matching pairs

Parcel of yellow rough diamonds

Vivid to intense purple diamonds