Auctions
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Jul- 2016 -8 July
Strong auction results for Fellows despite ‘Brexit anxiety’
Fellows Auctioneers has reported an “impressive” hammer sale of £276,976 at its jewellery auction held on Thursday, 7 July. More than 1,500 lots were available at the sale with 72% being told. The auction house said the most “encouraging” thing was the comparison with its sale two weeks earlier –…
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Jun- 2016 -30 June
Largest diamond discovered in a decade fails to sell at auction
The world’s largest rough diamond found in a decade has failed to sell at a London auction after bids did not reach the minimum reserve price. The 1109-carat ‘Lesedi la Rona’ – the largest rough diamond in existence today – was uncovered by diamond production firm Lucara in November 2015…
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10 June
Blue diamond sells for record-breaking £17.5m
The Cullinan Dream has sold at auction for $25.3m (£17.5m), making it the most expensive fancy intense blue diamond to have ever gone under the hammer. The 24.18-carat diamond – sold at Christie’s Magnificent Jewels & The Cullinan Dream auction in New York on Thursday 9 June – is named…
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2 June
‘Aurora Green’ sells for record breaking £11.7m
The 5.03ct ‘Aurora Green’ diamond has gone under the hammer for $16.8m (£11.7m) – a world auction record for a green diamond. The rectangular-cut fancy vivid green diamond was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong Spring Sales of Magnificent Jewels for more than $3.3m (£2.3m) per carat. In total, the auction…
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May- 2016 -25 May
World’s largest fancy intense blue diamond could fetch £19.8m
The world’s largest fancy intense blue diamond – the ‘Cullinan Dream’ – to go under the hammer could fetch up to $29m (£19.8m). The 21.18ct diamond will be auctioned as the centrepiece of Christie’s Magnificent Jewels and The Cullinan Dream auction on 9 June 2016 in New York, with the…
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20 May
Oppenheimer diamond sells for record £39.5m
A new world record for any jewel sold at auction as been set by the Oppenheimer Blue diamond after it sold for $57.5m (£39.5m). The diamond, which is the largest fancy vivid blue diamond ever offered at auction, was sold at the Christie’s auction of ‘Magnificent Jewels’ held at held…
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18 May
Pink diamond sells for record-breaking £21.8m
The seller of the most expensive polished diamond ever sold at auction has broke another record with the sale of the largest fancy vivid pear-shaped pink diamond. The 15.38-carat diamond – named ‘Unique Pink’ – sold for $31.56m (£21.8m) at Sotheby’s Geneva on Tuesday 17 March and became the most…
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5 May
Largest rough diamond discovered in 100 years could fetch £48m at auction
The largest rough diamond to be discovered in over a century could sell for more than $70m (£48m) at a Sotheby’s auction. The 1109-carat ‘Lesedi la Rona’ – the largest gem-quality rough diamond to be discovered in over a century and the largest rough diamond in existence today – will…
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Apr- 2016 -26 April
Phillips to expand international watches team
Auction house Phillips has announced a “significant” expansion to its team of international watch specialists, with new roles in New York, Geneva and Hong Kong. The new appointments include Douglas Escribano as senior international specialist in New York; Amy Chow as senior specialist in Hong Kong; and Alex Ghotbi as…
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21 April
Diamond and sapphire prices soar for Bonhams
Sapphire and diamond jewellery designs achieved top prices when they went under the the hammer at Bonhams Fine Jewellery sale in London yesterday. Bidders in the New Bond Street saleroom, online and on the telephones, competed for 129 lots at the auction on Wednesday, 20 April, which achieved £4.98m with…
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