Set in a turn-of-the-century Tiffany & Co. ring and flanked by European-cut diamonds, this 7.84-carat oval-cut Kashmir sapphire sold for $1.35 million Tuesday at Bonhams New York. Click through this slideshow to see the top 5 lots from ...
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Leading the auction of Rita Dee Hassenfeld’s jewels was this platinum and diamond ring by Harry Winston, which sold for $515,000, topping its high estimate of $425,000. Click through this gallery to see the top 10 lots from the sale ...
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Celebrity couples threw caution to the wind this year, with weddings--and wedding rings--that marked a return to pre-recession extravagance. George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin tied the knot in a former Venetian palazzo while Kim ...
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These two pear-shaped fancy light yellow diamond ear pendants more than doubled their low estimate, selling for $5.4 million at Christie’s New York last week. A pear-shaped, D color, VVS1 diamond weighing 89.23 carats sold for ...
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Diamond manufacturers are entering an era of fierce competition as the looming decline in rough diamond supply is expected to place additional pressure on their already razor-thin profit margins. Manufacturer always operates with a ...
A platinum-topped gold and diamond necklace presented to writer and socialite Helen Hay on her wedding day topped Sotheby’s auction Tuesday. Held in New York, Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels sale totaled $44.2 million, raising ...
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A cushion-cut, L color, VS2 diamond weighing 101.36 carats sold for $5 million, or $49,100 per carat, during Christie’s Important Jewels auction held Wednesday. The auction house’s sale, which took place in New York, totaled ...
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Sotheby’s anticipates that the 8.62-carat pigeon’s blood “Graff ruby,” one of the finest privately owned rubies in the world, will sell for as much as $9 million at its auction in Geneva next month. ...
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A new world auction record for a fancy vivid pink diamond was set at Sotheby’s Tuesday when an 8.41-carat internally flawless fancy vivid purple-pink diamond sold for $17.8 million. An Asian private buyer bought the diamond, which ...
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Agatha Christie’s brooch and ring are seen here. Christie wrote the plays The Mousetrap, Towards Zero and The Hollow along a number of best-selling novels, including And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express. ...
This diamond brooch and three-stone diamond ring, found in a traveling trunk that once belonged to author Agatha Christie's mother, will be offered at Bonhams Oct. 8 jewelry auction in London. London--A 19th century diamond brooch and ...
This 5.50-carat fancy vivid pink topped Christie's New York sale Tuesday, going for $1.7 million percarat. Click through this slideshow to see the top 10 lots from Christie's Important Jewels auction held Tuesday in New York. New ...
The diamond earrings that topped Christie's most recent sale feature circular-cut diamonds suspended from a pair of shield-shaped diamonds with circular-cut surmounts. They had a pre-sale high estimate of $10 million but sold for $8.6 ...
This 14.07-carat diamond ring by David Morris was the top lot of Bonhams Fine Jewellery sale in London. The ring was part of the collection of Barbara Taylor Bradford. A 14.07-carat cushion-cut G color, VS1 diamond ring from the ...
Need a quick delivery? Jeff Bezos wants to send in the drones. That's the not-so-distant reality the Amazon.com CEO envisions, a future in which his company transports packages in 30 minutes or less -- using self-guided drones. Story ...
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