Christie’s staged an auction of Magnificent Jewels in Hong Kong with great success on Tuesday evening. The sale, part of a week long series held in the Eastern city-state, blew past estimates and earned over $110 million. Over 300 lots were offered for sale, and featured exceptional rubies from Burma, emeralds from the Old Mines…
Bonham’s held its annual Fine Jewelry and Jadeite auction at the Shangri-La hotel in Hong Kong Saturday evening. On the block were many unique and signed pieces with an emphasis on the Burmese rubies and jadeite that prove so popular in Eastern sales. While Bonhams achieved some degree of success with the sale, a surprising…
Christie’s Geneva held an exceptional auction of Magnificent Jewels on Tuesday afternoon in Geneva. On the block at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues were magnificent natural pearl necklaces, exceptional emeralds, and treasures from pre-eminent and royal collections. With 184 lots offered, the sale realized $125.2 million, with a remarkable 88% sold rate. The highlight of…
Alas, in the words of Lorde, we will never be royal. Even though we have slowly resigned ourselves to life as peons, we’ll soon get the opportunity to dress like the royalty we will never be. This month, Christie’s will offer eight diamond tiaras at their sales in Geneva and London. And with price-points that range…
As temperatures go down this fall, the international auction scene is heating up. Last week, Sotheby’s celebrated its 40th Anniversary in Asia with a record-shattering Hong Kong extravaganza. Earning more than $525 million, the five-day event was the largest sales series ever held in Asia. The Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite sale alone raised $95 million…
Records shattered left and right at Sotheby’s this week as the auction house celebrated its 40th Anniversary in Asia. Last night’s Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite sale earned $96 million, the highest total ever for a jewelry sale in Asia, and included a record price for a white diamond. A D-color Flawless type IIa diamond, which…
