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Tiffany & Company, Union Square, Manhattan, storage area with porcelain, c. 1887 Tiffany & Co. was founded in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young, [15] in New York City, as a "stationery and fancy goods emporium", with the help of Charles Tiffany's father, who financed the store for only $1,000 with profits from a cotton mill. [16]
A rare antique diamond necklace which was worn at two British coronations is expected to sell for more than £1 million when it goes under the hammer. ... After not being seen publicly for 50 ...
Vintage collectors are ruthless when it comes to provenance and condition, so know that before listing a 1950s prom dress for much more than $75, the going rate on eBay.
The collection consisted of a ring, a pendant necklace and a bracelet that was worth a lot more than she expected. The appraiser said, "The ring with the fine ruby and the very very white diamonds ...
Belgium diamond heist. Category. Commons. A diamond cut is a style or design guide used when shaping a diamond for polishing such as the brilliant cut. Cut refers to shape (pear, oval), and also the symmetry, proportioning and polish of a diamond. The cut of a diamond greatly affects a diamond's brilliance—a poorly-cut diamond is less luminous.
18 February 1979 (1979-02-18) – present. Antiques Roadshow is a British television programme broadcast by the BBC in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom (and occasionally in other countries) to appraise antiques brought in by local people (generally speaking). It has been running since 1979, based on a ...
Diamond cutting is the practice of shaping a diamond from a rough stone into a faceted gem. Cutting diamonds requires specialized knowledge, tools, equipment, and techniques because of its extreme difficulty. The first guild of diamond cutters and polishers (Diamantaire) was formed in 1375 in Nuremberg, Germany, [1] and led to the development ...
4 February Stone (The Art of de GRISOGONO) [ 3 ] 404.2. 163.41 [ 4 ] white. Angola. 27th largest white diamond found (at that time), and largest diamond from Angola, the 404 carats (80.8 g) 4 February diamond was found in early February 2016, and was cut into a 163 carats (32.6 g) flawless D-color emerald-shaped stone.