A diamond brooch once owned by Napoleon Bonaparte sold for more than $4.3 million—over 15 times its high estimate—at Sotheby’s Royal & Noble Jewels sale held Wednesday in Geneva. The circular brooch, ...

From the legendary Hope Diamond to a rainbow of colorful gemstones, a multigenerational bond between the Winston family and the Smithsonian transformed the museum’s world-renowned gem collection Emma ...

Jewellery holds a unique magnetism that no other accessory does. The intrinsic, and often sentimental, value of precious metals and gemstones in a style that tells part of our story – without us ...

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., is a wonder for all ages where one can explore fossils, the ocean, ancient Egypt, a butterfly habitat and the internal workings ...

In addition to being lauded for her Oscar-winning performances, Elizabeth Taylor was known for her often turbulent personal life. The Golden Age star, who died in 2011 at age 79, has been engaged ten ...