"There, you will meet with a master diamond craftsman to discuss how he will unleash the hidden brilliance in your Forevermark diamond, which will result in a polished gem of approximately 11-13 carats, with near perfect color and clarity," according to the 11-day itinerary.
Among master diamond cutters, Mr. Bianco was a quiet eminence.
Mrs. Diamond, who has a master's degree in library science and was chairwoman of the library committee at her sons' school for a decade, is applying for work with a 25-year gap in her résumé.
Other lots include a pair of jadeite earrings with lapis lazuli, yellow diamond and garnet by the master Hong Kong jeweler Wallace Chan, estimated at $100,000 to $150,000, and a jadeite cabochon and diamond ring by Cartier, estimated at $250,000 to $380,000.
At homeportfolio.com they found light fixtures from Arroyo craftsmen in Monterey, Calif.; a natural stone basin for their downstairs bathroom from Terra Acqua in Santa Barbara, Calif.; and the Japanese-style copper bath in the master bathroom from Diamond Spas of Broomfield, Colo.
The Hog produced the master bid: seven diamonds, asking his partner to choose.
"The Norse were undone by the same social glue that had enabled them to master Greenland's difficulties," Diamond writes.
The New York Choreographic Institute was founded in 2000 by the philanthropist Irene Diamond and City Ballet's ballet master in chief, Peter Martins, as a laboratory for classical choreography.
He came to the United States in 1976 and established himself as one of the greatest master cutters in the diamond industry.
Bruno Peek, pageant master for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Beacons, said: "We asked Bullfinch to produce a gas-fired beacon with a diamond head on the top so it also becomes a bit of a souvenir.
