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Royal Jewelry at Auction: Record-Breaking Sales

Royal Jewelry at Auction: Record-Breaking Sales

Royal jewelry — from Fabergé Easter Eggs to Marie Antoinette's diamonds to Elizabeth Taylor's La Peregrina — regularly achieves record-breaking prices at Christie's and Sotheby's, driven by the combination of...

Royal Jewelry at Auction: Record-Breaking Sales

Royal jewelry — from Fabergé Easter Eggs to Marie Antoinette's diamonds to Elizabeth Taylor's La Peregrina — regularly achieves record-breaking prices at Christie's and Sotheby's, driven by the combination of...

Royal Jewelry in Museums: Global Collection Guide

Royal Jewelry in Museums: Global Collection Guide

Royal jewelry from every major tradition is displayed in museums across the world — from the Tower of London to the Kremlin Diamond Fund to the Topkapi Palace to the...

Royal Jewelry in Museums: Global Collection Guide

Royal jewelry from every major tradition is displayed in museums across the world — from the Tower of London to the Kremlin Diamond Fund to the Topkapi Palace to the...

Royal Jewelry Legacy: Influence on Modern Fashion

Royal Jewelry Legacy: Influence on Modern Fashion

Royal jewelry traditions continue to shape modern fashion — from the tiara revival to the Fabergé enamel influence to the colored gem renaissance inspired by Ottoman and Indian royal aesthetics...

Royal Jewelry Legacy: Influence on Modern Fashion

Royal jewelry traditions continue to shape modern fashion — from the tiara revival to the Fabergé enamel influence to the colored gem renaissance inspired by Ottoman and Indian royal aesthetics...

Japanese Imperial Jewelry: Chrysanthemum Throne

Japanese Imperial Jewelry: Chrysanthemum Throne

The Japanese imperial family — the world's oldest continuous monarchy — maintains a jewelry tradition of extraordinary elegance and restraint, centered on exceptional Akoya and South Sea pearls, diamond tiaras...

Japanese Imperial Jewelry: Chrysanthemum Throne

The Japanese imperial family — the world's oldest continuous monarchy — maintains a jewelry tradition of extraordinary elegance and restraint, centered on exceptional Akoya and South Sea pearls, diamond tiaras...

Thai Royal Jewelry: Chakri Dynasty Traditions

Thai Royal Jewelry: Chakri Dynasty Traditions

The Thai royal family — the Chakri dynasty — maintains one of Asia's most magnificent royal jewelry collections, built on Thailand's extraordinary ruby and sapphire deposits, the sacred Royal Regalia...

Thai Royal Jewelry: Chakri Dynasty Traditions

The Thai royal family — the Chakri dynasty — maintains one of Asia's most magnificent royal jewelry collections, built on Thailand's extraordinary ruby and sapphire deposits, the sacred Royal Regalia...

Saudi Royal Jewelry: Arabian Peninsula Traditions

Saudi Royal Jewelry: Arabian Peninsula Traditions

The Saudi royal family maintains one of the world's most magnificent — and most private — jewelry collections, built on the extraordinary oil wealth of the Arabian Peninsula, the Islamic...

Saudi Royal Jewelry: Arabian Peninsula Traditions

The Saudi royal family maintains one of the world's most magnificent — and most private — jewelry collections, built on the extraordinary oil wealth of the Arabian Peninsula, the Islamic...