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World record jewellery auction for Sotheby’s

Sotheby’s has set a new world record total for a jewellery auction – breaking six other world auction records in the process.  The ‘Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels’ auction, which was held on Tuesday May 12 in Geneva, achieved a total of 149,851,375 Swiss Francs (£102.9m) – the world record…

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Phillips reports successful inaugural watch auction

Auction house Phillips has reported a successful inaugural watch auction as it broke numerous records and achieved 29.6 million Swiss Francs (£20.5m).  The auction, which was held in Geneva on Saturday May 9 and Sunday May 10, sold four watches for over $1m (£640,000) and established multiple records including the…

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Bonhams boosts global jewellery team

International auction house Bonhams has made four new appointments on its global jewellery team.  The auction house said the appointments are the result of its continued business success in fine jewellery and part of the company’s strategic plan to further strengthen its business in London, New York, Hong Kong and…

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IWC auction exclusive watch to raise funds for children’s charity

Swiss watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen has auctioned an exclusive watch, with the entire proceeds going to the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation.  The Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition ‘The Last Flight’, designed to commemorate writer and pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, was sold at Sotheby’s auction in Geneva for CHF40,000 (£26,322). The…

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$21m blue diamond up for auction at Christie’s

Auction house Christie’s has announced the sale of the largest flawless vivid blue diamond in the world, ‘The Blue’ estimated to fetch $21m (£12m) at auction. The diamond, which weighs 13.22 carats, will lead Christie’s auction of Magnificent Jewels to be held in Geneva on May 14. The gem will…

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Swiss investigate disappearance of $50m pink diamond

An investigation has been launched into the disappearance of a $50m (£30m) pink diamond from a storage unit in Geneva.Storage firm Malca-Amit had been holding the 50.66 carat diamond for South African diamond trader Sylla Moussa, but he reported it missing in September 2013. Police searched the premises of the…

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‘Pink Star’ diamond commands $83m at auction

A pink diamond weighing almost 60 carats has been sold at auction for $83m (£52m) in Geneva – the largest sum ever paid for a gemstone of any kind at auction. The stone, dubbed the ‘Pink Star’, was sold to Isaac Wolf, a famous diamond cutter, who announced that he…

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Sotheby’s auctions Elizabeth Taylor inspired earrings

A custom-designed pair of Bulgari earrings inspired by Elizabeth Taylor and her film Cleopatra will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in its Magnificent Jewels auction in New York this December. In celebration of the films 50th anniversary this year, Bulgari will donate proceeds from the sale of a pair of 18…

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Record-breaking 2012 for Sotheby’s

Sotheby’s has reported its worldwide jewellery sales totalled $460.5 million (£291.7 million) in 2012, the highest total in company history.

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Archduke Joseph diamond astonishes bidders, selling for £13 million

A near perfect diamond has become the most expensive Golconda diamond and also the highest priced carat-for-carat colourless diamond ever, after fetching a massive sum at auction.

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