A pair of rare bejewelled spectacles from an unknown princely treasury from 17th century Mughal era in India will be offered at auction for the first time, with estimates of GBP 1.5 million and GBP 2.5 million each, Sotheby’s London announced on Thursday. “These extraordinary curiosities bring together myriad threads from the technical mastery of the cutter and the genius …
A booming market for artificial diamonds yet no match for the real thing Don't expect the synthetic stones to surpass natural ones anytime soon because the world's biggest miners of diamonds aren't looking to get into man-made diamonds Premium Cast in stone: “The Spectacle”, a 100.94-carat colourless diamond from Russia that was sold for over $14 million in May 2021 …
