Category: Auction

Sotheby’s Revamps Jewelry Business to Appeal to Younger Buyers 

Company changes auction names and makes key hires in bid to attract Gen X, Millennial and Gen Z.

Saudi Arabian Clients Choose Other Luxury Items over Jewelry 

Not even half of diamond and gemstone pieces on offer sold at first Sotheby’s sale in country.

Elizabeth Taylor’s Diamond Bracelet Soars Past Estimate at Auction 

Gift to actress from Michael Jackson goes for $148,000 at Woolley & Wallis.

New Auction House Set to Highlight Colored Gemstones 

Jemora Gemhouse is the brainchild of former Gemfields COO and Fura Gems CEO Dev Shetty.

Jewelry Set to Shine at First Sotheby’s Auction in Saudi Arabia  

More than 100 items, including handbags, artwork, sports memorabilia and watches, will go under the hammer on February 8.

Going, Going, Gone Wrong: Jewels That Failed to Sell at Auction

Lots that didn’t find buyers included a blue-diamond ring estimated at up to $10 million and the Allnatt brooch, valued at up to $7.2 million.

A Very Merry Christie’s: The Most Valuable Auction Jewels of 2024 

Company nabs all but one of top 10 spots this year.

Rubies Rock the Auction Block at Christie’s 

Top piece fetches $341,650, more than five times its high estimate.

Tiffany Reclaims Historic Titanic Timepiece for Record-Breaking $2M 

Pocket watch is highest-valued piece of memorabilia from sunken boat.

Top Lots Go Unsold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong Jewelry Auction 

Blue-diamond ring valued at up to $6.4 million among a number of items that failed to find buyers at Important Jewels sale.

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