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                           The highest sale total for the category in four years                                                                HK Spring Auction Achieved US$76,804,799                                            World record price at auction for                                                                                        The largest purple pink diamond   On 23 May 2021, Christie’s Magnificent Jewels aucti...

Christie’s Rare Watches New York:  Online totals $7.8 million with 95% sold by lot Christie’s Rare Watches New York Online achieved a total of $7,826,250 with 95% sold by lot, 100% sold by value, and 139% hammer above low estimate. There was global participation with bidders from 41 countries and over 27% new registrants.   Leading the sale was a superb Cartier Mystery clock known as “Model A” that sold for $562,500. Manufactured in 1919, the timepiece is an exceptionally rare and early example of the first type of mystery clock created by Louis Cartier and master clock maker  Maurice Coüet (1885-1963).   There were very strong results for Patek Philippe with an 18K yellow gold perpetual calendar chronograph ref. 2499/100 selling for $475,000; the exceptional 18K white gold reference 3448 achieving $350,000; and a platinum Nautilus reference 3800/3P selling for $150,000 against its low estimate of $14,000.   Rémi Guillemin, Christie’s Watches Specialist, r...

Christie’s unveils The Collection of Barbara Allen de Kwiatkowski, December 2020   Christie’s is honored to announce that it has been entrusted with The Collection of Barbara Allen de Kwiatkowski, which will be offered across eight sales, beginning in New York this December with Post-War & Contemporary Art (December 3), Impressionist and Modern Art (December 4), Magnificent Jewels (December 8), Jewels Online (November 18 to December 1), Design (December 11), Old Master Paintings Online (November 13 to December 4) followed by the April 2021 sales of The Collector (April 8) and Prints & Multiples (April 21). Known throughout international circles by an affectionately abbreviated name, Babs deK was a figure synonymous with style and glamor. Muse and close friend to Andy Warhol, she was part owner, cover star, and contributor to his renowned Interview magazine. Babs’ Warhol years are well documented in editorials, Polaroids and drawings. She and Andy were the undisputed disco...

Auction totals $1.49 million!   Results announced at Christie’s curated online sale Jewels Online: Summer Sparkle totaled $ $1,492,625 with 84% sold by lot. Additionally, the sale attracted 28% new registrants from over 20 countries. This was Christie’s first online-only auction dedicated to the world’s most sought-after gemstone the diamond.  The top lot of the sale was a spectacular jewel by Graff, suspending a 20.21 carat pear shaped yellow-brown diamond, set in a fine white diamond necklace, which sold for $325,000.   Other highlights included old mine brilliant-cut diamond ring of 12.02 carats, which realized $118,750; diamond ring of 4.80 carats that sold for $87,500; and a fancy yellow diamond ring of 8.16 carats, which achieved $81,250.  

Offers an exceptional collection & Objects in New York in June 2019 Christie’s announces Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence, a landmark auction which will take place in New York on 19 June 2019, presenting an outstanding selection of exceptional Mughal jewellery, objects, and important gemstones. Consisting of almost four hundred lots spanning over five hundred years, the auction showcases the illustrious culture of Indian jeweled arts from the Mughal period and the age of the Maharajas through to the present day. Highlights of the auction are exhibited in London during April 24 and in Shanghai on April 25, marking the start of a global tour which will travel to Geneva, Hong Kong and New York. Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence presents an unprecedented group of jewels, gemstones, and decorative objects exploring the creative dialogue between India and the West. The selection encompasses significant Mughal jewels, including sensational sarpechs (turban orn...

Potential to set a new auction world record at Christie’s with a perfect Kashmir sapphire   Peacock Necklace comprising 109.08 Carats to be auctioned on November 27 On 27 November, Christie’s Hong Kong will hold its Magnificent Jewels auction, featuring over 260 lots of exquisite and rare jewels. The focal point of the season is The Peacock Necklace, a superb Kashmir royal blue sapphire and diamond necklace is estimated to fetch HK$95,000,000 - 120,000,000/US$12,000,000 - 15,000,000.   Also leading the season is an array of spectacular diamonds, exceptional gemstones, including: a superb 10.04 carats Burmese Pigeon’s Blood ruby and diamond ring (estimate: HK$54,000,000 - 68,000,000/US$6,750,000 - 8,500,000), The Moon Of Baroda, a 24.04 carats fancy yellow VS2 diamond necklace is estimated to bag HK$HK$4,000K - 6,000K/US$500K – 750K. The Ultimate Mogok Blue Treasure, a Guinness World Records Certification of The largest cabochon-cut sapphire 396.89 carats ...

18.96 carats a Fancy Vivid Pink Diamond Sold for CHF 50,375,000 Fancy Vivid Pink diamonds over 10 carats Unheard over 250 years of auction history at Christie’s! The Pink Legacy, a Fancy Vivid Pink cut-cornered rectangular-cut diamond of 18.96 carats. Sold for CHF 50,375,000 on 13 November in the Magnificent Jewels sale at Christie’s in Geneva! Rahul Kadakia, International Head of Jewellery at Christie’s, explains why this spectacular 18.96-carat Fancy Vivid Pink diamond sold for CHF50,375,000 in Geneva. ‘The saturation, the intensity of this stone is as good as it gets in a coloured diamond,’ states Rahul Kadakia, International Head of Jewellery, of the Pink Legacy, an extraordinary 18.96-carat Fancy Vivid Pink diamond that sold for CHF50,375,000 in the Magnificent Jewels  auction on 13 November at Christie’s in Geneva, and was promptly renamed The Winston Pink Legacy by its new owners, Harry Winston. ‘To find a diamond of this size with this colour is ...