The cabinet of curiosities
Famous stones
Cursed diamonds, record sales, stolen pearls: the great stories that stones tell — chronicled by Patrick Voillot.
The great story
The mysteries of the Koh-I-Noor
From Nadir Shah to the English crown, the “Mountain of Light” has crossed empires sowing discord — to the point that no king dares wear it anymore.
Read the story
Discovery
How the death of the first supercontinent created pink diamonds (in French)
Auctions
A 100.20-carat white diamond at Sotheby’s
Curiosity
The Akoya pearl dress stolen at the Oscars
And every week, on video
The “What is it?” series — three minutes to understand a stone, on Patrick’s channel (in French).
▶What is garnet?
▶What is fluorite?
▶What is ametrine?300 more videos — heated stones, buying advice, life at the mines — on Patrick Voillot’s YouTube channel.
These stones also exist for real
Sapphires, rubies, emeralds — certified, brought back from the mines by Maxime Voillot, with no middleman.
