Jewelry Blog
101.73-Carat "Winston Legacy" Diamond Sets Auction Record at Christie's Geneva
Thu, 16 May 2013By Erika Winters
The 101.73-carat diamond dubbed "Absolute Perfection" sold for over $26.7 million at Christie's Magnificent Jewels sale in Geneva on May 15, setting a new world auction record for a colorless diamond. The D-color, flawless, pear-shaped diamond was acquired by Harry Winston and has been named the "Winston Legacy."
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75-Carat Briolette Diamond, Exceptional Emeralds to Highlight Christie's Hong Kong Auction
Mon, 13 May 2013By Erika Winters
Christie's Hong Kong is offering the largest briolette-cut diamond to ever appear at auction at its upcoming Magnificent Jewels sale on May 28, 2013. Weighing 75.36 carats, the D color, type IIa, and internally flawless briolette diamond is suspended from a marquise-cut purplish-pink diamond. The diamond necklace is expected to fetch between $8.5 million and $12.5 million.
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Rare Pink-Gold Patek Philippe Watch May Fetch $600,000 at Auction
Wed, 27 Mar 2013By Erika Winters
The Antiquorum Auctioneers, an international modern and vintage timepiece auction house, is offering a selection of rare watches, including pink-gold models from Patek Philippe, Rolex, and Jaeger-LeCoultre. The sale will be held on April 10, 2013 at Antiquorum's U.S. headquarters in New York City.
Rare Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 in 18k pink gold, made in 1951 • Estimate: $400,000 - $600,000
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Christie's to Auction 101.73-Carat D-Color, Flawless Diamond
Fri, 15 Mar 2013By Erika Winters
Christie's will auction a 101.73-carat D-color, flawless-clarity diamond in Geneva on May 15. The extraordinary diamond, dubbed "Absolute Perfection," is both the largest D-color, flawless diamond to be offered at auction and one of the largest pear-shaped diamonds to date.
The "Absolute Perfection," a D-color, flawless-clarity diamond will be auctioned at Christie's Geneva on May 15.
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Fancy Colored Diamonds to Dazzle at Sotheby's Hong Kong Spring 2013 Auction
Mon, 11 Mar 2013By Erika Winters
An important selection of rare fancy-colored diamonds will be among the highlights of Sotheby's Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite auction on April 8, 2013, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. Notable pieces include a 3.04-carat heart-shaped fancy-intense blue diamond ring with surrounding pink and white diamonds. The rare blue diamond ring is expected to fetch between $2 and 2.5 million.
3.04-carat heart-shaped fancy intense blue diamond and pink diamond ring (top), selling estimate: $2 to 2.5 million • 13.10-carat fancy vivid yellow diamond and pink diamond ring (bottom), selling estimate: $900,000 to 1.15 million • Photo: Sotheby's
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Bonhams to Auction Rare Blue Diamond Ring by Bulgari
Tue, 12 Feb 2013By Erika Winters
A rare 5.30-carat blue diamond ring will lead Bonhams Fine Jewelry sale on April 24, 2013. The fancy deep blue diamond is set in a Bulgari "Trombino" ring, made circa 1965. The ring is expected to fetch £1,000,000 to £1,500,000 ($1.6 to $2.4 million) at Bonhams' upcoming auction.
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Sotheby's to Auction Jewels of Estée and Evelyn Lauder for Breast Cancer Research
Mon, 03 Dec 2012By Erika Winters
Jewels from the personal collections of the late Estée Lauder and her daughter-in-law Evelyn will be auctioned at Sotheby's on December 5. More than 35 pieces, including rare colorless and fancy-colored diamond jewels by Oscar Heyman & Brothers, Graff, and Van Cleef & Arpels, are expected to fetch over $13 million. Proceeds from the sale of the Lauders' collections will benefit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, an organization founded by Evelyn Lauder in 1993.
6.54-carat Fancy Intense Pink Diamond and Diamond Ring by Oscar Heyman & Brothers • From the collection of Evelyn H. Lauder • Estimate: $4-5 million • Photo: Sotheby's
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Rare Red Diamond, 50-carat Graff Diamond Ring to Highlight Christie's December Sale
Wed, 28 Nov 2012By Erika Winters
Christie's plays on the popular holiday colors of red and green with its upcoming Magnificent Jewels sale in New York. The auction house is offering a rare fancy reddish-orange diamond of 3.15 carats, a D-color diamond ring of 50.01 carats by Graff, and a three-stone ring comprised of Colombian emeralds at the December 10 sale.
Fancy Reddish-Orange diamond of 3.15 carats • Estimate: $700,000 – 1,200,000 • Photo: Christie's
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76-Carat Archduke Joseph Diamond Fetches $21.5 Million
Tue, 13 Nov 2012By Erika Winters
On November 13, the legendary Archduke Joseph Diamond sold for a record $21.5 million at Christie's Geneva Magnificent Jewels action. The 76-carat diamond was the property of the Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Palatine of Hungary (1872-1962). The D-color and internally-flawless clarity diamond was named after the Archduke, who was the great-grandson of Emperor Leopold II and King Louis Philippe of France through his father and mother respectively.
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Royal Jewels to Lead Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels Sale
Tue, 30 Oct 2012By Erika Winters
Sotheby's Geneva will present a selection of jewels with royal and noble provenance at its November 14, 2012 Magnificent Jewels sale. Highlights include a rare conch pearl, enamel, and diamond bracelet formerly owned by Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain (1887-1969). Cartier created the bracelet in the late 1920s in the "tutti frutti" style of the period, though the use of conch pearls was unusual for the time. The bracelet is expected to fetch between $800,000 and $1.4 million.
Conch pearl, enamel, and diamond bracelet, Cartier • Estimate: $800,000 – 1.4 million
