Stories behind The Hope Spinel, The Black Prince Ruby, The Timur Ruby, Catherine the Great Spinel and the Austrian Imperial Crown Spinel Regarded as one of the “big four” in fine jewels, the ruby ...

A rare gemstone, part of one of the world’s greatest gem collections, will be offered for sale for the first time in 98 years. The Hope Spinel will be among the top lots of Bonhams London Fine ...

Long considered a kind of poor man’s ruby, the gemstone has come into its own. By Kathleen Beckett Pity the poor spinel. The gemstone that many people have never heard of has been saddled for ...

Spinels have been underestimated and very often mistaken for rubies, but now they're coming into their own, says Susmita Saha Showstoppers from Mirari’s Wedding Vows collection include a spinel ...

This story may make you go from green to red. If you were born in the month of August, you are most likely a Leo or (for those born after August 23), a Virgo. You have also been long accustomed to ...