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Sotheby’s live auction at Hong Kong 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Sotheby’s in Asia, where we were the first international auction house to establish a permanent presence in the region with the opening of our Hong Kong office. Sotheby’s is much more than an auction house.  Sotheby’s is destination for cultural expertise and appreciation. It is a hub for the most discerning collectors and lovers of fine arts and luxury in Asia as well as a gateway for the rest of the world to discover the cultural heritage and creativity of Asia.                                                                                                              To commemorate this momentous occasion, our anniversary year is overflow...

                An Architectural Masterpiece of 63.66-carat pear-shaped achieves US$6m               A Sensational Jadeite Bangle of weighing 277.673 carats sells for US$3.9m   Two breathtaking bangles, each representing in their very own way the pinnacle of bracelet design, stole the show at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, a diamond and rock crystal bracelet combining the legendary artistry and craftsmanship of Cartier with a phenomenal 63.66-carat pear-shaped internally flawless white diamond, sold for HK$46,877,000 / US$6,036,350. A sensational jadeite bangle weighing 277.673 carats and described by the SSEF laboratory as “a true treasure of nature” achieved HK$30,425,000 / US$3,917,830. The bangle carries a subtle range of green to vivid green colours that is characteristic of the finest green jadeite-jade from Burma (Myanmar).   The two pieces were offered in the ‘Magnificent Jewels’ sale which totall...

  Christie’s Auction from 4 to 18 November   Christie’s Important Jewels online auction from 4 to 18 November presents a diverse array of jewels dating from the late eighteenth century through to present day, from a group of Victorian insect brooches, opulent Belle Époque and Art Deco jewels, bold yellow gold gem-set and enamel designs from the 1960s to 1980s, and a wide selection of signed contemporary pieces by the world’s most renowned jewellery houses including Bulgari, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Graff and Tiffany & Co. A highlight of the sale is a bracelet, formerly in the collection of the late Dame Vera Lynn, which will be sold to benefit The Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity. Leading lots of the sale include an elegant Edwardian garland design tiara (estimate £45,000-65,000), an impressive Art Deco diamond and ruby cabochon strap bracelet by Drayson (estimate £40,000-60,000), a rare antique foil-backed diamond collar necklace with a detachable cluster penda...

Sotheby’s Online Auction, October 30   In a Sotheby’s Online Auction, Geneva, the Lots Begin Closing on 30 October 2020. Focussing here is, Graff’s Contrast & Colour, The Purity of Colour!   “From the way we bring diamonds together through the skillful  cutting of the stone to the making of each special piece, this is a great art form. We design what we consider to be the world’s finest jewellery. For us, it is essential that a jewel should have a mystique. There must be something enthralling and beautiful about it to capture the imagination” says Graff. Adding more Laurence Graff focuses on the Purity of Colour! Many artists have embraced the use of a single colour to make impactful and dynamic works, and just as demonstrated in coloured jewels, focusing on only one shade can reveal previously unseen depths. Indeed, Yves Klein believed that monochromatic paintings invited viewers to immerse themselves “in the immeasurable existence of color”.  Klein is, of c...

  Fine Jewels under hammer on 29 October 2020 Sotheby's presents Fine Jewels, Hong Kong to discerning collectors looking for rare and iconic designs, offering the finest selection of diamonds and precious gemstones on 29 October 2020.   Focussing here is the Van Cleef & Arpels zip design-zip diamond, black spinel and cultured pearl necklace / bracelet is estimated to rise about HKD 2,200,000 - 3,200,000 HKD, Bid begins with HKD 2,200,000   Zip design, set with brilliant-cut diamonds and circular-cut black spinels, embellished with cultured pearls where diamonds weighing a total of approximately 5.00 - 7.00 carats, Black spinels weighing a total of approximately 1.50 carats, Necklace length approximately 440mm, Convertible into a bracelet, length approximately 170mm.   Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, numbered, French assay and maker's marks in a 18 karat white gold Case stamped Van Cleef & Arpels & that accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity from Van Cl...

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.  

Maharajas & Mughal collection makes history at Christie’s  NY Christie’s salerooms witnessed history at New York on just passed June 19. Spanning over 500 years of history, the collection of Indian jewels and jewelled objects sells for $109.3 million! After a global tour that saw thousands of people flocking to Christie’s salerooms, a specially designed New York exhibition, and a 12-hour auction presided over by five auctioneers, the Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence  collection totalled $109,271,875 / £87,138,656 in New York-the highest for any auction of Indian art and Mughal objects, and the second highest for a private jewellery collection. Almost 400 lots were offered, ranging from legendary Golconda diamonds to dazzling coloured stones, jewelled objects used in the royal courts to swords and daggers once owned by Indian rulers. Bidders came from 45 countries, and included a significant number of institutions. Beginning with the sale announcement...

Epitomizing the craftsmanship of key periods in the history of Jewellery! Magnificent Jewels & Noble Jewels On 14 May 2019, Sotheby’s Geneva This May 14, in Geneva, Sotheby’s will offer for sale two masterpieces epitomizing the craftsmanship of key periods in the history of Jewellery. Following the record-breaking sale of Royal Jewels from the Bourbon Parma Family in November 2018, both jewels have prestigious provenance: they belonged to two influential women who in their time embodied the height of fashion and elegance. The first jewel is an Art Deco treasure, probably by Van Cleef & Arpels: a stunning emerald and diamond necklace created in the 1930s for Hélène Beaumont (1894 – 1988), an American socialite and close friend of the Duchess of Windsor. She settled on the French Riviera, where she held legendary parties and galas during the magical, hedonistic days of the 1920s and 1930s. The necklace is set with 11 immaculate Colombian emeralds weighi...

Art Déco jewels offer at Sotheby’s Sotheby’s announces a new sale dedicated to Jewellery and Watches in Paris this autumn. This new date in the auction calendar, entitled Joaillerie Paris, will coincide with a double-anniversary this year for Sotheby’s in France: the auction house’s 50 years on French soil, and 20 years in the historic Galerie Charpentier. To mark the occasion, we will present Jewels and Watches from the late 19th and 20th century, alongside a small selection of contemporary creations, thus combining the emblematic with the original. Among the designs on offer will be pieces by France’s most illustrious jewellery houses such as Boucheron, Boivin, Cartier, M. Gérard, Sterlé, Van Cleef & Arpels and Chaumet, including jewels set with important diamonds, Kashmir sapphires and Burmese rubies. The new sale will also highlight two celebrated French stars, and their admiration for Cartier: we will offer several Art Déco jewels from the collection of star ...