https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/the-hope-diamond 2026-06-20T03:31:18-07:00 weekly https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/the-patiala-necklace 2026-06-16T03:28:16-07:00 weekly https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/lost-faberge-eggs 2026-10-13T03:44:34-07:00 weekly https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/cartier-love-bracelet-story 2026-07-25T03:17:31-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260605_211913_34b44aa8-5048-4e91-87cc-827b4d9c7a41.png?v=1780694436 The Cartier Love Bracelet: The True Story of Jewelry's Most Famous Lock Cartier Love bracelet in yellow gold with screw motifs and its screwdriver on black velvet — estate jewelry editorial https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/what-is-estate-jewelry 2026-10-12T03:44:49-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260607_032902_7c2d6dc3-8808-4f94-894f-6ce1e415770f.png?v=1780803073 What Is Estate Jewelry? A Collector's Guide Estate jewelry collection — vintage rings, brooch and pearls on velvet https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/victorian-hair-jewelry 2026-10-05T09:59:48-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260608_150928_173bc60a-468f-430d-84be-3353a785c4d3.png?v=1780931494 Victorian Hair Jewelry: Love, Loss, and the Art of Hairwork Victorian hair jewelry: an antique gold mourning brooch with woven hairwork under glass beside a braided hair bracelet on black velvet https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/antwerp-diamond-heist 2026-06-21T03:28:11-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260610_100849_1e396dea-8b2f-4222-bce5-89081adce5c0.png?v=1781086439 The Antwerp Diamond Heist: How the 'Heist of the Century' Was Undone by a Sandwich Antwerp diamond heist still life: loose diamonds beside an open vault drawer https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/kashmir-sapphire 2026-10-06T03:37:07-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260612_100839_9c3e15cf-230e-40b8-b7cd-9e207757f7a4.png?v=1781259231 Kashmir Sapphire: The Stone the Himalayas Gave Only Once Kashmir sapphire loose faceted gemstone on dark velvet pedestal with gold rim lighting editorial still life https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/affair-of-the-diamond-necklace 2026-07-04T03:15:47-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260613_224044_bceb6eb6-0f7e-49d0-98dc-4f62e4661592.png?v=1781390743 The Affair of the Diamond Necklace: The Con That Helped Topple a Throne Photorealistic recreation of the 1785 Boehmer and Bassenge diamond necklace at the heart of the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, on velvet black https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/theft-of-the-irish-crown-jewels 2026-06-15T03:28:53-07:00 weekly 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https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260616_101904_ae932a99-3999-4be7-bb40-ee1212875983.png?v=1781605612 The Koh-i-Noor Diamond: The Mountain of Light Four Nations Still Claim The Koh-i-Noor diamond evoked in its original Mughal rose-cut — a single antique domed diamond on velvet black. https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/cursed-diamond 2026-06-21T03:25:49-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260619_224023_eb0dd182-21d3-45bb-ac28-a111837d3fcb.png?v=1781909672 The Cursed Diamond: A Survey of History's Most Feared Gems An antique old-mine-cut diamond on black velvet evoking the world's most famous cursed diamonds, in the VERANE house still-life style https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/cullinan-diamond 2026-10-12T03:45:09-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260620_101040_019b0577-7765-48a6-abd2-5a343ad7712c.png?v=1781950468 The Cullinan Diamond: The Greatest Stone Ever Found and the Secret That Kept It Safe The Cullinan Diamond, the largest gem-quality diamond ever found, displayed on dark velvet — VERANE Journal https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/taylor-burton-diamond 2026-07-02T16:20:17-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260620_101620_1e7dba77-ce84-47e3-a31a-c3619443b86a.png?v=1781951072 The Taylor-Burton Diamond: The Stone That Started a Bidding War on Live Television A pear-shaped diamond resting on black velvet, evoking the legendary Taylor-Burton Diamond — VERANE Journal https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/faberge-egg 2026-07-27T03:27:52-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260620_102139_0495d3f9-fc5e-442c-95db-54bed6008639.png?v=1781951214 The Fabergé Egg: Eight Missing, One Found at a Flea Market — The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History A Fabergé Imperial Easter Egg on cream silk and dark marble — VERANE Journal https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/star-of-india-sapphire 2026-06-22T03:27:46-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260621_101102_6c116224-a7b2-4c0d-93b2-2a03f3678c52.png?v=1782037034 The Star of India Sapphire: The 563-Carat Gem Stolen in the Heist That Stunned New York Star of India sapphire, 563-carat star sapphire on velvet, VERANE estate jewelry editorial https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/princess-diana-engagement-ring 2026-07-20T09:53:20-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260622_101120_c4d740ea-5774-4095-a19d-a0b28864783a.png?v=1782123813 Princess Diana's Engagement Ring: The Ceylon Sapphire That Changed Royal Jewelry Forever Princess Diana engagement ring — a 12-carat Ceylon sapphire cluster ring resting in a black velvet box with antique gold trim, VERANE estate jewelry editorial https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/plique-a-jour-enamel 2026-07-21T03:29:18-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260702_101115_8f0c3c23-2dad-463c-baa5-444cbabb6142.png?v=1782987730 Plique-à-Jour Enamel: The Art Nouveau Technique That Turns Jewelry Into Stained Glass Plique-a-jour enamel Art Nouveau jewelry editorial still-life — translucent enamel brooch on black velvet https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/grace-kelly-engagement-ring 2026-07-20T09:55:13-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260702_101010_182bc522-58c8-43c1-ba6d-c13575a9c652.png?v=1783033791 Grace Kelly's Engagement Ring: The Cartier Diamond That Rewrote Hollywood Romance Grace Kelly engagement ring editorial macro still-life — emerald-cut diamond in platinum on black velvet https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/elsa-peretti 2026-10-14T03:50:23-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260702_101045_52d21445-ccf7-4406-ad9c-2120afa701f1.png?v=1783034655 Elsa Peretti: The Woman Who Taught Tiffany to Feel Elsa Peretti Tiffany organic minimalist jewelry editorial still-life — gold organic cuff on black velvet https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/how-to-read-jewelry-hallmarks 2026-10-05T10:00:17-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/how-to-read-jewelry-hallmarks-header.png?v=1783101269 How to Read Jewelry Hallmarks: A Collector's Guide to Maker's Marks, Assay Offices, and Gold Fineness Stamps A jeweler's loupe resting beside an antique gold ring showing hallmark stamps on the inner band, on a velvet-black surface with warm gold rim light https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/history-of-the-engagement-ring 2026-10-29T03:21:11-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260703_175801_fdb4a781-474a-49c1-8e07-b71b3de4b8b5.png?v=1783101572 The History of the Engagement Ring: From Ancient Rome to the Diamond Solitaire antique diamond solitaire engagement ring on velvet — the history of the engagement ring https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/art-nouveau-jewelry 2026-10-13T03:46:50-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/art-nouveau-jewelry-header-2026-07-03.png?v=1783101354 Art Nouveau Jewelry: Nature, the Female Form, and the Revolt Against the Machine Art Nouveau enamel-and-gold brooch with plique-à-jour wings and opal on velvet-black surface https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/princess-diana-ring-sapphire 2026-07-20T03:13:03-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260710_101424_c7db0f85-e60b-49c9-a915-a47f64da4037.png?v=1784542371 The Princess Diana Ring Sapphire: Ceylon's Cornflower Blue and a Royal Legacy Oval Ceylon sapphire engagement ring with diamond halo, in the style of Princess Diana's ring, on black velvet. https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/david-webb 2026-07-20T03:22:28-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260720_101720_d57b668c-8b66-4547-8d6d-265ee84d076c.png?v=1784542932 David Webb: The Maximalist Jeweler of Mid-Century New York Bold hammered gold and cobalt enamel cuff bracelet set with rubies and diamonds, evoking David Webb's mid-century maximalist jewelry design aesthetic https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/celebrity-engagement-rings 2026-10-29T03:24:28-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260720_160952_f4ddcd13-dcb8-49d9-bbd6-9987b6afb22e.png?v=1784565843 Celebrity Engagement Rings Through History: What the Stones Said About Their Eras Vintage diamond engagement rings arranged on dark marble, an editorial still life for a history of celebrity engagement rings https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/language-of-gemstones-acrostic-jewelry 2026-10-14T03:47:23-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260721_101546_a24c2523-2ec2-4a84-9dd9-5a68045ba106.png?v=1784629274 The Language of Gemstones: How Victorian Acrostic Jewelry Spelled Love in Stone Editorial still life of ruby, emerald, garnet, amethyst, diamond, and sapphire gemstones arranged as a Victorian acrostic love token beside an antique gold ring on black velvet https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/guilloche-enamel-jewelry 2026-07-27T03:28:51-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/guilloche-enamel-jewelry-header.png?v=1784629337 Guilloché Enamel Jewelry: The Engine-Turned Shimmer Behind Fabergé's Glow Guilloché enamel jewelry detail, engine-turned gold beneath translucent jewel-toned enamel, in the manner of Fabergé workshop craftsmanship https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/how-to-spot-a-fake-signed-piece 2026-07-22T03:17:53-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260722_101303_15584cd7-1ed1-454c-be5a-d7a6f4678f67.png?v=1784715473 How to Spot a Fake Signed Piece: A Collector's Guide to Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Tiffany Signatures Vintage signet ring beside an antique brass jeweler's loupe on black velvet, illustrating how to spot a fake signed piece of jewelry https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/house-of-faberge 2026-07-27T03:20:10-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/hf_20260727_101650_6d702a81-e7ff-4f92-8c65-732c19f81ea2.png?v=1785147610 The House of Fabergé: Goldsmith to the Tsars, Undone by an Empire's Fall Antique gold and burgundy guilloché enamel cigarette case on black velvet, evoking the workshop craft of the House of Fabergé https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/burmese-pigeons-blood-rubies 2026-10-05T08:35:49-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/DP-36461-001.jpg?v=1791214549 Burmese Pigeon's Blood Rubies: Why Mogok's Stones Set the World Standard for Red Antique 19th-century French gold, silver, ruby and diamond ring, Metropolitan Museum of Art open access https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/mourning-jewelry 2026-10-05T08:39:59-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/main-image_86d1f87f-118b-477f-bdf0-d8802c4cb32a.jpg?v=1791214799 Mourning Jewelry: Memento Mori, Whitby Jet, and the Art of Victorian Grief Antique American memento mori mourning ring, 1733, gold with black enamel inscription and coffin-shaped glass over a lock of hair, Metropolitan Museum of Art https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/hand-engraving-and-milgrain 2026-10-11T04:02:48-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/main-image_6a0cf407-ed94-4ce3-ab96-cb78b547aea2.jpg?v=1791218760 Hand Engraving and Milgrain: How Antique Handwork Differs From Modern Casting Edwardian platinum garland brooch, circa 1900, with a step-cut emerald framed by diamonds in thin millegrain-edged platinum bezels, probably Tiffany & Co., Metropolitan Museum of Art https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/serpent-jewelry 2026-10-06T03:37:28-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/main-image_7d4bd0f5-98b8-4714-8082-8d02be7c70ec.jpg?v=1791219038 The Serpent in Jewelry: Eternity, Temptation, and Protection From Ancient Rome to Queen Victoria Ancient Greek Ptolemaic gold snake bracelet, ca. 300-250 BCE, serpent jewelry, Metropolitan Museum of Art open access https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/antique-vs-vintage-vs-estate-jewelry 2026-10-09T03:51:47-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/main-image_bf15c078-7153-44b2-a3af-1cb5be06a3d5.jpg?v=1791219436 Antique vs Vintage vs Estate Jewelry: What Each Term Actually Means Antique gold and rose-cut diamond engagement ring, circa 1760, European, Metropolitan Museum of Art open access https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/dresden-green-diamond 2026-10-29T03:25:25-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/dresden-green-diamond-header-16x9.jpg?v=1791252874 The Dresden Green Diamond: An Apple-Green Stone and the Saxon Court That Kept It The Dresden Green Diamond in its 1768 hat clasp ornament, Green Vault, Dresden https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/bulgari-serpenti 2026-10-29T03:26:15-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/bulgari-serpenti-header.jpg?v=1791281966 The Bulgari Serpenti Story: The Snake That Coiled Around the Twentieth Century Ancient gold snake bracelet coiled in the serpent jewelry tradition behind the Bulgari Serpenti https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/colombian-emeralds 2026-10-06T03:33:55-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/colombian-emeralds-header.jpg?v=1791282835 Colombian Emeralds and the Spanish Galleons: Muzo, Chivor, and the Treasure Fleets Rough Colombian emerald crystals on their matrix from the Muzo mine, Boyacá, Colombia https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/art-deco-era 2026-10-11T04:01:53-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/art-deco-era-header.jpg?v=1791282856 The Art Deco Era: Jazz-Age Geometry and the Jewels of the 1920s and 1930s Art Deco era diamond bracelet by Oscar Heyman and Bros. with baguette and round diamonds in geometric links https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/antique-diamond-cuts 2026-10-30T04:19:05-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/antique-diamond-cuts-header-rose-cut-earrings.jpg?v=1791368389 Cut for Candlelight: How Antique Diamond Cuts Were Shaped to Glow Pair of early eighteenth-century rose-cut diamond earrings in silver, an example of antique diamond cuts https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/birthstones 2026-10-29T03:23:13-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/birthstones-gimmel-ring-rubies-emerald-met.jpg?v=1791368769 Birthstones: The Origins and Myths Behind the Modern List Birthstones in antique jewelry: a sixteenth-century gold gimmel ring set with rubies and an emerald, the stones of July and May https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/is-estate-jewelry-a-good-investment 2026-10-07T03:34:07-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/estate-jewelry-investment-tiffany-edwardian-emerald-brooch-header.jpg?v=1791369246 Is Estate Jewelry a Good Investment? What Holds Value and What Doesn't Edwardian Tiffany & Co. platinum and diamond garland brooch with a central emerald, c. 1900, an example of signed estate jewelry investment https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/belle-epoque-jewelry 2026-10-08T03:55:48-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/verane-be_header.jpg?v=1791456948 Belle Époque Jewelry: The Platinum Lace of a Vanished Season Cartier garland-style corsage ornament in platinum and diamonds, Belle Époque jewelry https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/golconda-diamonds 2026-10-08T03:57:05-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/verane-gol_header.jpg?v=1791457025 Golconda Diamonds: The Lost Mines and Legends of the First Water The Hope Diamond, a Golconda blue diamond, in its diamond pendant https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/die-struck-vs-cast-jewelry 2026-10-08T03:58:37-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/verane-lw_header.jpg?v=1791457117 Die-Struck vs Cast Jewelry: Why Pre-War Pieces Hold Their Weight Antique gold and diamond honeycomb brooch, Paris circa 1867, fine nineteenth-century construction https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/millennium-dome-diamond-plot 2026-10-10T03:52:58-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/header-millennium-dome-diamond-plot.jpg?v=1791542469 The Millennium Dome Diamond Plot: The 2000 Raid That Was Doomed From the Start The Millennium Dome at Greenwich, London — site of the Millennium Dome diamond plot of 2000 https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/eternity-ring-and-claddagh 2026-10-09T03:42:03-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/header-eternity-ring-and-claddagh.jpg?v=1791542523 The Eternity Ring and the Claddagh: Two Circles of Enduring Love Antique silver claddagh ring — a crowned heart held by two clasped hands, emblem of the eternity ring and the claddagh tradition https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/how-to-care-for-antique-jewelry 2026-10-10T03:53:46-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/header-how-to-care-for-antique-jewelry.jpg?v=1791542587 How to Care for and Store Antique Jewelry Antique shell cameo brooch, c.1835 — representative of fragile organic antique jewelry that must be cared for and stored with care https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/georgian-jewelry 2026-10-10T03:46:06-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/georgian-jewelry-paste-shoe-buckle-header.jpg?v=1791629165 Georgian Jewelry (1714–1837): Candlelight, Foiled Gems, and the Last of the Pre-Machine Handwork Georgian paste shoe buckle, British, late 18th century, with faceted glass stones in silver closed-back settings — an example of everyday Georgian jewelry https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/harry-winston-paris-robbery 2026-10-10T03:46:56-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/harry-winston-representative-diamond-pendant-header.jpg?v=1791629216 The Harry Winston Paris Robbery: How Thieves in Disguise Took $100 Million in Minutes A 19th-century diamond pendant with a large pear-shaped diamond and diamond drops — a representative example of fine diamond high jewelry https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/natural-pearls-vs-cultured-pearls 2026-10-11T04:03:40-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0702/7520/3190/articles/natural-pearls-17th-century-necklace-header.jpg?v=1791629274 Natural Pearls vs Cultured Pearls: How to Tell the Difference and Why It Matters Early 17th-century gold necklace set with natural pearls, rubies and enamel — natural pearls were treasured long before cultured pearls https://veraneestatejewelry.com/blogs/journal/signet-rings-and-heraldry 2026-10-11T03:53:48-07:00 weekly 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