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                                             Held a successful online auction                                                                                          For special size rough diamonds   Jewellery Market Bureau:  Alrosa has successfully sold about 95 percent of lots at its digital auction in April. Digital twin technology allows clients to analyze goods remotely and trace polished diamonds up to the mine.   The digital auction took place from 1 to 22 of April without physical viewings, 238 clients registered. Alrosa sold 142 lots weighing about 2,040 carats for $8.8 million. There were 27 winners from Belgium, Israel, India, UAE, Russia and USA. “Digital auctions for large, special size diamonds proved their attractiveness for our clients last year. Apart from obvious benefits of choosing goods remotely while travel restrictions are still in place, they allow our clients to purchase rough for polished diamonds with guaranteed provenance.  On client’s demand Alrosa m

The live sale on 26–27 January at Christie’s NY   This January, Christie’s will present The Collection of Mr. and Mrs John H Gutfreund in a hybrid auction series, highlighting the decorative arts and furniture that graced their carefully designed New York apartment on 5th Avenue.  The live sale on 26–27 January at Christie’s New York will feature fine English and French furniture, porcelain and objects d’art while the three online sales from 14–28/29 January will be thematically organized into the art of entertainment; books and bindings; and a collection of runway jewels from the House of Chanel that were given to Mrs Gutfreund by her friend and renowned designer Karl Lagerfeld.   Discover Russian cigar boxes from Mr Gutfreund’s fumoir; cherished dinner services; a wide variety of French bindings and literature; and the striking, storied jewels of Mrs Gutfreund that reflect her cultured taste and trained eye. Focussing here is Chanel Faux Pearl Earrings! Each centering on a button s

  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 pendant (estim