As if taking notes from Pantone’s colors of the year, the two most notable stones in the auction world this week were a 15.38-carat pink and a 14.62-carat blue diamond.
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The jewelry of an Auschwitz deportee hidden in a double-bottom mug evaded detection by Nazis and historians for over 70 years.
Ashley Davis worked as an accessories assistant at Women’s Wear Daily and has written about fine jewelry for a number of publications.

Sold Wednesday at Christie’s, the 14.62-carat fancy vivid blue diamond surpassed the Blue Moon to become the most expensive jewel ever sold at auction.
Duilio “Tony” Rosales, a bench jeweler at The Jewel Box in Juneau, was shot in the back of the head during a hunting trip, allegedly by a former Arizona state representative.

K. Brunini Jewels will launch its latest colored stone bridal collection at Couture, with hardly a white diamond center stone in sight.

Morrison is leaving the Diamond Producers Association to become the director of marketing and sales for the Americas for colored gemstone miner Gemfields.

The jewelry brand didn’t have to look far for inspiration when creating the newest addition to its core collection.

The largest fancy vivid pink pear-shaped diamond ever offered at auction, the “Unique Pink” led Sotheby’s Geneva jewelry sale.

The California-based jewelry designer has created a new look for the Diamond Empowerment Fund’s Green Bracelet.

Peter Smith answers some of the most common questions he received from jewelers following the publication of his widely read two-part column, “What Will Become of Retail Jewelry Stores?”

Jewelers should not be afraid to reach out to existing customers at least five times a year, Jim Ackerman writes.

The fancy vivid green diamond will lead the auction house’s Magnificent Jewels sale on May 31 in Hong Kong.

The new pact is for the sorting, valuing and sales of diamonds mined by Namdeb Holdings in the southern African nation.

The Las Vegas Guild of the American Gem Society is scheduled to show the documentary on Sunday, June 5 at The Sumerlin Library & Performing Arts Center.

It was 183.4 to be exact, as Becca Pizzi completed the World Marathon Challenge--doing seven marathons on seven continents in seven days.

The National Geographic photographer spoke at Town & Country’s Philanthropy Summit about meeting with beneficiaries of Forevermark’s responsible sourcing efforts in Africa.

While the first quarter increase in demand for gold jewelry was only 2 percent, it marked the ninth consecutive quarter the U.S. market has shown growth.

The provider of supplies to the jewelry trade said the newest issue of the Jeweler’s Resource Newsletter includes a full page of products from its label and barcode division.

Here are the top five stories published on NationalJeweler.com for the week of May 8 to 14, according to Google Analytics.

Two major players shared their latest performance updates--Pandora’s first quarter results and Gemfields’ third quarter production numbers. Read all about it and more in our weekly photo rewind.

The jewelry manufacturer will produce Karl Lagerfeld-branded fine jewelry that will be sold in four countries, including the United States.

Works of the fourth-generation animal figure carver, including a gem silica chrysocolla and malachite carving of seahorses, will lead the auction house’s Los Angeles sale this month.
The president and owner of Steven Singer Jewelers will be the keynote speaker at Philadelphia University’s 132nd commencement.

The jeweler left the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition this week but said the admittance of Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba to the group was not the reason.