Auctions
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Dec- 2017 -1 December
‘Life-saving’ Peace Diamond to be auctioned by Sierra Leone
On Monday 4 December in New York the government of Sierra Leone will auction a 709 carat rough diamond, which it has named the Peace Diamond. The stone which will be sold for the benefit of 250,000 inhabitants of a region with no school, hospital, clean water, roads or electricity.…
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Nov- 2017 -23 November
£1.4m Graff diamond up for Jewellery Quarter auction in ‘rare’ non-London sale
A fancy intense yellow and white diamond ring will be headlining Birmingham’s Fellows Antique & Modern Jewellery Sale. This yellow diamond is the centre piece of a ring created by Graff Diamonds and is estimated at between £900,000 and £1.4m. The auction house said that sale of a ring worth…
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16 November
World’s largest fancy pink diamond fails to sell at Sotheby’s
The largest known intense fancy pink diamond failed to sell at the Sotheby’s auction yesterday (Wednesday 15 November). The Raj Pink is a cushion shaped, 37.3 carat stone mounted on a ring and had an estimated value of $30m (£22.7m). It was expected to fetch between $20-30m (£15-22.7m). Bidding opened…
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15 November
Christie’s sets world record with largest ever D flawless diamond sale
Christie’s auction house set a new world record with the $33,705,994 (£25,541,713) sale of the largest D flawless diamond to ever come to auction. The Magnificent Jewels auction saw the sale of The Art of de Grisogono, Creation 1, an emerald and diamond necklace set with a rectangular cut, D-colour,…
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Oct- 2017 -27 October
Phillips wristwatch beats own auction world record with $17.8m sale
Phillips has set a new world record for any wristwatch at auction with the $17,752,500 (£13,557,011) sale of American actor Paul Newman’s Rolex. This took place at Phillips’ inaugural New York auction, ‘Winning Icons – Legendary Watches of the 20th Century’ in association with auction house Bacs and Russo. The…
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16 October
Jewellery worn by ‘the real Lady Chatterley’ comes to auction
Jewellery pieces worn and owned by the woman believed to be the inspiration behind literary character Lady Chatterley is due to be auctioned at Wooley and Wallis Auctioneers. Aristocrat Lady Ottoline Morrel was a literary hostess, and she was parodied in several novels during her lifetime, most famously as Hermione…
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Sep- 2017 -26 September
Largest diamond in 100 years sells for $53m
The largest diamond to be discovered in over a century has been sold to London-based luxury jewellers, Graff Diamonds for $53m (£39m). 1,109 carat Lesedi La Rona diamond was recovered from a Botswana mine by Canada’s Lucara nearly two years ago. This makes the diamond worth $47,777 (£35,374) per carat.…
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Jul- 2017 -25 July
Largest ever Andrew Grima jewellery collection comes to auction
The largest private collection of jewels by Andrew Grima ever to appear at auction will go under the hammer at Bonhams this September. The Anglo-Italian jeweller was regarded one of the 20th Century’s most imaginative designers and he was the go-to jeweller for royals, celebrities, socialites and artists. The collection,…
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Jun- 2017 -20 June
Infamous Bonnie and Clyde ring to be auctioned
A ring once belonging to infamous bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde will be put up for sale as part of a Gangsters, Outlaws and Lawmen auction. The three headed snake ring features green and red jewels and was made by Clyde Barrow while he was imprisoned in Texas. It showcases…
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15 June
Harry Winston ring leads Christie’s London auction
A Harry Winston emerald ring was the highest sale at the Christie’s London Summer Luxury Sales. The rectangular-cut, Colombian 10.23-carat ring went for £377,000 to an anonymous buyer. It was valued at £50,000-70,000, five times less than what it sold for. Other jewels sold at the auction included a cushion-shaped…
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