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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Jun- 2017 -5 JuneDesigners
CW Sellors partners with Sotheby’s for Chatsworth film
CW Sellors has partnered with Sotheby’s to create a three-part film series about the Chatsworth House Style Exhibition. The series will go behind the scenes of the exhibition, giving exclusive access to the collection dedicated to the five centuries of fashion at Chatsworth shown across 24 rooms. A special fourth…
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Apr- 2017 -4 AprilAuctions
‘Pink Star’ diamond sells for record-breaking £57m
A rare diamond known as the ‘Pink Star’ has been sold at auction in Hong Kong for $71m (£57m) – a new world record for any gemstone sold at auction. The oval-cut pink diamond, which weighs almost 60 carats, is the largest internally flawless vivid pink diamond that the Gemological…
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May- 2016 -5 MayAuctions
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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Mar- 2016 -18 MarchAuctions
Shirley Temple’s rare blue diamond ‘could fetch £24.2m’ at auction
A rare blue diamond that belonged to former child star Shirley Temple is set to be auctioned next month for an estimated price of $25m (£17.3m) to $35m (£24.2m), says Sotheby’s. The 9.54-carat ‘Fancy Deep Blue potentially internally Flawless’, VVS2 clarity diamond ring was purchased by Temple’s father for $7,210…
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Nov- 2015 -3 NovemberInternational
Blue fancy colour diamonds in hot demand for Q3
As the diamond industry gears up for its for the holiday season, fancy colour diamond prices are holding steady. According to the Fancy Colour Diamond Index, prices of these diamonds remained stable during the third quarter of 2015, at a time when white diamond prices showed declines of 6 – 10%. The…
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Sep- 2015 -21 SeptemberAuctions
Sotheby’s to auction rare 12ct ‘Blue Moon’ diamond
Auction house Sotheby’s Geneva is set to auction the rare ‘Blue Moon’ diamond with an estimated value of $35-55m (£22.6m-£35.4m). The diamond is the centrepiece of the ‘Magnificent Jewels’ auction and Noble Jewels in Geneva on November 11. It weighs 12.03 carats and has been graded ‘fancy vivid blue’, the…
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Jul- 2015 -7 JulyAuctions
Sotheby’s to auction Cromwell-era ring unearthed by metal detector
An English, late 15th Century ring that was found using a metal detector is to be offered for auction. The ring was discovered in 2013 near Launde Abbey, an Elizabethan manor house once home to Thomas Cromwell’s son, and will be offered for auction by Sotheby’s in London on Thursday,…
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May- 2015 -13 MayAuctions
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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Feb- 2015 -13 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Sotheby’s unveils 100-carat ‘perfect’ diamond
Today global art business Sotheby’s has unveiled a 100-carat ‘perfect’ diamond, which is set for auction later this year. The diamond, which is reportedly the largest perfect diamond with a classic emerald cut ever to be offered at auction, is currently being unveiled in Sotheby’s new Bond Street Galleries. The…
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May- 2014 -1 MayInternational
Sotheby’s achieves record per-carat price for sapphire ring
A new world auction record price per carat for any sapphire was set yesterday at Sotheby’s New York, when an exceptional platinum, Kashmir sapphire and diamond ring sold for £3.02m ($5,093,000, or $180,731 per carat). The square emerald-cut Kashmir sapphire weighing 28.18 carats is one of the finest sapphires ever to…
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