In the fall of 2019, I happened to be in Taipei on vacation. I was wandering through the massive jade market, not expecting to buy anything, when an auntie working one of the stalls pulled me over.

AMERICAN SOCIALITE AND HEIRESS BARBARA HUTTON never made her unbridled passion for jewellery a secret. Known as the “Million Dollar Baby,” she could afford quite the collection. Over the years she not ...

As children, Humberto and Rica Leon used to suck on jade jewelry during periods of great concentration — or, sometimes, just for fun. As adults, they engage in a similar activity but for different ...

A Cartier jadeite bead, ruby and diamond necklace owned by Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton (1912 - 1979) sold for more than $27.4 million at Sotheby’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Auction ...

This new design by David Webb pays homage to a decadent jade pendant that the atelier’s founder dreamed up for a client in 1972. By Lindsay Talbot David Webb carved jade, ruby and diamond Dreamer ...

Sophie Wessex has been seen wearing some beautiful jewels over the years; most of which come from the Royal Family’s Crown Jewels collection, or her own private collection. One piece the Countess of ...