Category: Auction

$12M Blue Diamond Left Unsold at Sotheby’s

Many items surpassed estimates at Geneva High Jewelry auction.

Piece sells for $793,300 against a $614,900 price tag in Geneva.

Piece has an upper price of $192,000 at May 19 Jewels Online sale in Geneva.

Leading piece sells for $906,250 at May 4 Spring Fine Jewelry Signature sale.

Piece has $26 million high estimate at May 26 Magnificent Jewels Hong Kong.

Stones will lead June 9 Magnificent Jewels in New York.

A. Lange & Söhne timepiece from 1916 will lead May 10 auction.

Lot featuring two 5.01-carat stones will carry a $304,000 high estimate at the May 14 auction.

Black-diamond ring sells for $122,499, making six times its high estimate.

Ring with 6.03-carat stone will feature in May 12 High Jewelry auction.

Lab-grown can serve as a gateway to broader diamond market, says Mehul Shah.