Bonhams
Bonhams is a leading British auction house whose jewellery sales significantly influence market values, collector trends, and trade sentiment in the UK industry. For retail jewellers, valuers, designers, and suppliers, Bonhams’ auctions offer invaluable data on pricing movements, rare and antique piece demand, and emerging tastes. Jewellery Focus covers Bonhams’ key jewellery and watch auctions, including sale results, record-setting lots, market analysis, and insights into what’s driving bidding behaviour. Our reporting equips trade professionals with up-to-date intelligence to inform buying, pricing, collection strategy, and stock planning.
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May- 2019 -1 MayAuctions
17.43 carat Kashmir sapphire ring sold for £723,062 at auction
A 17.43 carat Kashmir sapphire ring has sold for £723,062 at the Bonhams London Jewels sale. Dating from the late 19th to early 20th Century, the cushion-shaped sapphire was formerly owned by a European noble family. It was the first time it had appeared at auction, attracting interest from multiple…
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Apr- 2019 -12 AprilAppointments
Bonhams appoints Leslie Roskind as senior jewellery specialist
The international auction house Bonhams has announced the appointment of Leslie Roskind as senior jewellery specialist. She takes up her new position with immediate effect, and will be based in Bonhams New York office. Roskind has been in the jewellery industry for more than 25 years and most recently in…
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5 AprilAuctions
17.43ct Kashmir sapphire headlines at Bonhams London auction
A 17.43 carat Kashmir sapphire ring will lead the first Bonhams Jewels sale in London on 30 April 2019. Dating from the late 19th to early 20th Century, the cushion-shaped sapphire displays a “saturated and vivid blue colour” and is estimated to be worth between £300,000-400,000. It will be the…
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Feb- 2019 -8 FebruaryFeatures
The gems of the jewellery auction
Between $30-50m (£23.1m-£38.5m) is the expected price the Pink Legacy diamond is expected to fetch at the Magnificent Jewels auction on 13 November at Christie’s in Geneva. “The saturation, the intensity of this stone is as good as it gets in a coloured diamond,” says Rahul Kadakia, international head of…
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Dec- 2018 -14 DecemberAuctions
24ct diamond ring auctioned for £1.86m by Bonhams
A step-cut diamond, weighing 24.31 carats, has been sold for £1.86m at Bonhams Fine Jewellery Sale in London. The D colour, internally flawless and Type IIa, diamond was the subject of “fierce bidding” in the saleroom, online, on the phones and eventually sold to a telephone bidder, exceeding its pre-sale…
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Oct- 2018 -16 OctoberAppointments
Bonhams appoints Brett O’Connor as senior international jewellery director
The international auction house Bonhams has announced the appointment of Brett O’Connor as senior international jewellery director and senior VP US. O’Connor will also join the US executive team. US-born O’Connor takes up his new position at the start of November based in Bonhams New York office. O’Connor is an…
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Sep- 2018 -11 SeptemberEvents
Watchmaker Roger W Smith visits Bonhams Clock & Watch Exhibition
The UK’s best known watchmaker, Roger Smith visited the Clock and Watch Exhibition at Bonhams to examine two famous, historical watches part of a private collection owned by Dr John C Taylor. The first watch, a Thomas Tompion watch from London dated 1697. The watch on show is said to…
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7 SeptemberAuctions
Epiris acquires Bonhams auction house
Epiris has announced it has agreed the acquisition of Bonhams, the global auction house, from private shareholders for an undisclosed fee. Founded in 1793, Bonhams is one of the world’s largest and most renowned auctioneers of fine art and antiques, motor cars and jewellery. The business holds more than 250…
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Aug- 2018 -31 AugustAuctions
Five carat fancy pink diamond could fetch £800,000 at auction
An exceedingly rare fine fancy pink diamond weighing 5.03ct will headline Bonhams London Fine Jewellery sale on 26 September. The diamond, which has VS1 clarity, is estimated worth between £600,000-800,000. According to Bonhams unlike all other coloured diamonds, the gem’s colour is caused not by trace elements in their chemical…
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Jul- 2018 -23 JulyAppointments
Fellows appoints new jewellery specialist
The jewellery and watch auctioneers Fellows has announced a further addition to its London team with the appointment of Francesca Garvey-Hughes. Garvey-Hughes has been appointed as Fellow’s new jewellery specialist, having previously been head of jewellery at Wright Marshall in Knutsford. Garvey-Hughes was also a junior jewellery and silver specialist…
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