Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s is a globally renowned auction house that plays a pivotal role in the jewellery trade, showcasing antique, vintage, and contemporary pieces to an international audience. Its high-profile auctions shape market valuations, influence design trends, and provide rich reference points for provenance, rarity, and collectability. Jewellery Focus delivers targeted coverage of Sotheby’s activities relevant to the UK trade, including major auction results, standout lots, specialist sale previews, expert commentary, and shifts in buyer behaviour. Our reporting equips jewellery retailers, valuers, designers, and dealers with commercial insights into price benchmarks, investment-grade sourcing opportunities, and the strategic role Sotheby’s plays in the wider luxury jewellery ecosystem.
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Jul- 2025 -24 JulyRetailers
Lily Gabriella joins UK jewellery trade body with NAJ accreditation
London-based jeweller Lily Gabriella Fine Jewellery has secured accreditation from the National Association of Jewellers (NAJ), the UK’s trade body for ethical and quality standards in the industry. The company has also joined the NAJ’s Created in the UK scheme, which recognises jewellers committed to British design and craftsmanship. Founder…
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14 JulyDesigners
Anna Hu unveils 21 new pieces at Paris Haute Couture Week
Jewellery artist Anna Hu has unveiled 21 new creations at Paris Haute Couture Week autumn/winter 2025–2026, continuing her exploration of natural forms and Chinese cultural motifs. The collection draws on longstanding themes for the house, including flowers, butterflies, the Mandarin translation of Hu, and serpents. Hu collaborated with Parisian high…
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Apr- 2025 -10 AprilDesigners
Hannah Martin London launches A Vanitas Stoned at Sotheby’s Hong Kong
Hannah Martin London has announced the launch of its A Vanitas Collection in Hong Kong, available exclusively at Sotheby’s Maison. Inspired by Sotheby’s signature blue, the collection’s razor blade motif is reimagined in 18-carat yellow gold, featuring a signet ring, chain necklace, stud earring, and a bangle adorned with pavé…
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Nov- 2024 -15 NovemberAuctions
Sotheby’s sells Marquess of Anglesey necklace for $4.8m
Sotheby’s has sold a rare and highly important 18th century diamond necklace, formerly in the collection of the Marquess of Anglesey, for $4.8m. The antique jewel boasts 500 diamonds and weighs over 300 carats of likely Golconda diamonds from the legendary Golconda mines in India. It is composed of three…
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Aug- 2022 -10 AugustRetailers
So-Le Studio creative director to become Sotheby’s guest curator
So-Le Studio has announced a collaboration with Sotheby’s London, which will see creative director Maria Sole Ferragamo become the first guest curator of their auction series The Luxury Edit. The auction series will showcase a city-specific curated collection of luxury items, including jewellery, watches and spirits in London, New York…
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Nov- 2021 -1 NovemberAuctions
Tiaras belonging to Empress Joséphine Bonaparte to be offered at Sotheby’s London
Sotheby’s is set to offer two tiaras in London that are thought to have belonged to Joséphine de Beauharnais, the wife of Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821) and Empress of France. The two tiaras, each part of a set of matching jewellery, are set with gemstones engraved with classical heads, several of…
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Oct- 2021 -12 OctoberAuctions
Jewelled spectacles to auction for £4m at Sotheby’s
A pair of unseen jewelled spectacles will be auctioned in London at Sotheby’s for the first time, with estimates of £1.5 – £2.5m each. Ahead of the sale in October, the spectacles are set to go on view to the public for the first time, with an exhibition in Hong…
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Aug- 2021 -9 AugustAuctions
Sotheby’s to exhibit Black jewellery designers pieces this September
Sotheby’s has announced that it will stage a selling exhibition dedicated to showcasing the skill and craftsmanship of Black jewellery designers from 17 to 26 September 2021. The “Brilliant and Black: A Jewellery Renaissance” exhibition will feature approximately 60 pieces by 21 of “leading” Black jewellery designers, including custom-made jewels…
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Jun- 2021 -22 JuneAuctions
Sotheby’s to accept crypto payment for £10m diamond
Sotheby’s has revealed that it will accept cryptocurrency payment for a diamond that may sell for over £10m. According to Sky News, the 101.38-carat pear-shaped diamond will be the first stone of such a value to be available to purchase using cryptocurrency, although it is also listed for traditional payments.…
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Mar- 2021 -17 MarchAuctions
Sotheby’s to auction Cartier bangle-bracelet for £3.6m
Sotheby’s 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 (£3.8-6m). 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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