Auctions
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Mar- 2021 -30 March
Christieโs Geneva auction to offer imperial jewels
Christieโs Magnificent Jewels auction, set to take place in Geneva on 12 May 2021, will include a collection from the adoptive daughter of Emperor Napolรฉon I. The parure comprises nine sapphire and diamond pieces, including a tiara, a collier, a pair of earrings, two pendants and brooches, a ring, and…
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29 March
Shannonโs Jewellers set to shutter
Shannonโs Jewellers has announced that after 95 years in business, due to Covid-19 circumstances, the shop will close. Wilsons Auctions has been appointed to launch a closing down sale which will begin on 1 April 2021 to sell off the remaining jewellery stock. Additionally, the business said it has a…
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24 March
Christies to hold Magnificent Jewels Auction in April
Christieโs has announced it will be holding the Magnificent Jewels live auction on 13 April and an online sale from 8-20 April which will include 217 lots, with estimates ranging from $10,000 (ยฃ7,290) to $2.5m (ยฃ1.8m). The auction will include a selection of colourless diamonds, coloured diamonds, and gemstones, along…
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19 March
Christieโs Michele della Valle sale fetches ยฃ574,000
Christieโs has announced the results of its online sale The Colorful Whimsy: Jewels by Michele della Valle which achieved a total of $799,125 (ยฃ574,000), 193% above its low estimate. The top lot of the sale was a pair of yellow sapphire, tsavorite garnet, and diamond lemon earrings which sold for…
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17 March
Sothebyโs to auction Cartier bangle-bracelet for ยฃ3.6m
Sothebyโs has announced it will bring a diamond and rock crystal bangle-bracelet from Cartier to auction in Hong Kong on 20 April for an estimated price of HK$40-65m (ยฃ3.8-6m). The bracelet is a 63.66-carat pear-shaped white diamond. The auctioneer will also bring a jadeite bangle weighing 277.673 carats to the…
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12 March
Victorian necklace to lead Fellows auction
A historic necklace which features 15 different coloured gems is set to go under the hammer at Fellows Auctioneers with an estimate of ยฃ2,500 โ ยฃ3,500. The 15 carat gold multi-gem and enamel necklace from the Victorian era comprises 15 distinct gems, including sapphire, emerald and demantoid garnet. Some of…
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2 March
Christieโs launches Michele della Valle sale
Christieโs has announced the launch of its Colorful Whimsy: Jewels by Michele della Valle online sale, which opens for bidding tomorrow (3 March) and closes on 17 March 2021.ย The sale will include 65 jewels by Michele della Valle, which highlight the artistโs use of โdazzlingโ coloured gemstones which โbring…
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Feb- 2021 -17 February
Unique amethyst pieces to be auctioned by Dix Noonan Webb
An amethyst riviรจre necklace that was formerly owned by Marie-Louise, Countess Manvers will be offered by Dix Noonan Webb in its upcoming online auction of jewellery, watches, antiquities and objects of vertu on 16 March.ย Born in 1889, Marie-Louise Countess Manvers was an acclaimed artist and the only child of…
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11 February
Christie’s New York sale totals over $2m
Christieโs Jewels Online sale, which lasted from 27 January to 10 February, saw sales totalling $2,703,750 (ยฃ1,955,906). Some 98% of items were sold by lot at the virtual auction and 139% hammer above low estimate. The auctioneerโs virtual sale attracted a global audience with bidders from 39 different countries and…
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8 February
Christie’s reveals upcoming โlove-inspiredโ jewellery pieces
Christieโs has announced that it has selected lots from the past, as well as a selection of โlove-inspiredโ pieces, ahead of its โFor the Love of Gifts Past and Presentโ sale. Pieces have been selected from its upcoming โMagnificent Jewelsโ auction which is scheduled to take place later this year…
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