World
IDEX and UNI Diamonds Launch “First Fully-Transparent Price Guide”
The Natural Diamond Price Guide “provides up-to-date wholesale market prices guidance”
21.09.2020
PRADO MUSEUM SHOWCASES THE ENTIRE DAUPHIN’S TREASURE
The collection is a group of luxury vessels embellished with diamonds and many gems
The North Wing Galleries at the Prado Museum (Museo Del Prado), the biggest art museum in Spain located in central Madrid, is now showcasing the entire Dauphin’s Treasure collection for the first time.
According to the museum’s website, the collection entered the Museo del Prado in 1839. The collection had 169 works originally, 144 of which have survived. The Dauphin’s Treasure comprises a group of luxury vessels that belonged to Louis, the Grand Dauphin of France (1661-1711), later inherited by his son, Philip V. It includes classical and medieval works but the majority were made in the 16th and 17th centuries. The vessels are “made of rock crystal and decorative stones […] most are embellished with gold and silver mounts and with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pearls and other gems”.
The collection is exhibited in a new room at the north wing – a circular space “equipped with the most advanced conservation technology as well as a “ collaboration of Samsung to offer a complete digital and audiovisual experience”.
More News
- World
First-Ever Virtual World Diamond Congress Opens on September 14
The first ever virtual 39th World Diamond Congress start Monday13.09.2020 - World
Report: LVMH Delays $16.2 Billion Tiffany Buy
The deal, which was supposed to be concluded on August 24, has now been pushed to November 2403.09.2020 - World
De Beers: Diamond Journey “Crucial” for Consumers
Buyers “are now conscious about what they buy and the brands they associate themselves with”31.08.2020 - World
Alrosa to Maintain “Zero Buyout Requirement” for its August Sales
The company provides its clients “with an opportunity to purchase only the goods they need”27.08.2020 - World
GIA to Add 4Cs Color and Clarity Grades for Lab-Grown Diamonds
The new service will be digital only and will launch during the fourth quarter20.08.2020
Most Popular
- World
GIA INVITES RESEARCHERS TO APPLY FOR FELLOWSHIPS IN GEMOLOGY-RELATED FIELDS
The one-to-two year fellowships encourage researchers to pursue full-time academic research5.01.2017 - World
HOW WILL LAB-GROWN DIAMONDS AFFECT THE DIAMOND INDUSTRY?
Leibish Polnauer raises several interesting questions on synthetics in a new video7.07.2019 - World
THAILAND: AIGS LAB WARNS OF FAKE GEMSTONE REPORTS
The lab issued a warning after identifying fake gemstone reports bearing the AIGS logo23.07.2018