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Cartier ‘Le Chœur des Pierres’: When the Stone Sings First
Cartier’s new chapter, ‘Le Chœur des Pierres’, puts the stone first. Across 125 pieces the panther returns and Tutti Frutti is reborn, with six pink diamonds from the closed Argyle mine among the rarities.
When Private Collections Speak: Bonhams Exceptional Jewels, London
Six single-owner collections converge at Bonhams London on 11 June 2026, led by a century-hidden Boucheron tiara and Dame Nellie Melba’s Cartier sautoir. Provenance is the story.
The Azure Blue Returns at Christie’s New York
On 9 June 2026, a 31.62-carat pear-shaped fancy blue diamond — quietly familiar to those who follow the rarefied world of coloured stones — will once again take centre stage at Rockefeller Center. This is the story of The Azure Blue, a jewel that has changed costume but not character.
The Inchiquin Emerald: Between Clontarf and St James’s
A Colombian gem, a late-Victorian convertible bangle, and the long arithmetic of a dynastic name.
Egyptomania and the Language of Jewels
How the Discovery of a Boy-King’s Tomb Rewrote the Grammar of Western Jewellery. Part II — The Jewelled Legacy: Maisons, Masterpieces, and the Eternal Return.
Sotheby’s Geneva May 2026: Where Rarity is the Rule, Not the Exception
Sotheby’s Geneva High Jewelry Sale on 12 May 2026 is led by a 6.03-carat fancy vivid blue diamond from the Cullinan mine, alongside De Beers Jwaneng diamonds and extraordinary signed jewels.
The Fingerprints in the Gold: Arsen Yarman’s Monumental Study of Armenian Goldsmiths under the Ottomans
Arsen Yarman’s two-volume study restores nearly 2,000 Armenian goldsmiths to Ottoman history, tracing seals, signatures, and archival records that reveal the hidden authorship behind centuries of imperial jewellery and splendour.
The Ocean Dream Diamond Returns to Christie’s Geneva
The Ocean Dream — a 5.50-carat Fancy Vivid Blue-Green diamond without peer in gemological history — resurfaces at Christie’s Geneva after twelve years in private hands.
Egyptomania and the Language of Jewels
How the Discovery of a Boy-King’s Tomb Rewrote the Grammar of Western Jewellery. Part I — The Awakening: From Napoleon to Tutankhamun.
1925: Two Necklaces, One Year, and the Centenary of Art Deco
Two 1925 necklaces — a Cartier sautoir famed from The Great Gatsby and a transformable Boucheron unveiled at the Exposition Internationale — lead Christie’s Geneva Magnificent Jewels auction this May.
