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Boot-sale diamond to be auctioned for £350,000

A diamond ring which was bought for £10 decades ago is expected to fetch £350,000 at auction. The owner, who…

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De Beers to auction own polished diamonds for first time

De Beers has announced that it will auction polished diamonds manufactured from its own rough at its auction sales business…

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GIA warns of ‘hybrid’ diamonds

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has warned of “hybrid” diamonds entering the supply chain after uncovering a natural diamond…

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Graff Diamonds acquires 323-carat diamond for £13.5m

British jewellers Graff Diamonds says it has acquired a 323.72-carat rough fragment of the Lesedi La Rona diamond. The rough…

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Diamond prices pick up after ‘disappointing’ first quarter

The diamond market was “significantly” weaker in the first quarter of the year when compared with previous figures, according to…

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Diamond market improves after a slow first quarter

The diamond market showed improvements in March after Chinese demand at the Hong Kong exhibition was better than expected. The…

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Sierra Leone pastor finds huge 709-carat diamond

A Christian pastor in Sierra Leone has discovered one of the world’s largest uncut diamonds. The 709-carat stone was found…

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Hallmarking figures plummet in February

The total number of hallmarked items plummeted 24.8% in February, a decrease of 189,700 pieces when compared with the same…

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Gold drags down January hallmarking figures

Gold hallmarking has continued to fall at the start of 2017, dragging down overall hallmarking figures for the month of…

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Jewellery from best-selling author Jackie Collins to go under the hammer

Jewellery owned by the late best-selling author Jackie Collins is set to be sold at auction later this year. The…

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