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Sotheby’s to Sell 100ct. Yellow-Diamond Necklace
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Sotheby’s has collaborated with Chinese jewelry designer Anna Hu on a five-piece collection featuring a 100-carat, fancy-intense-yellowdiamond necklace. Hu’s Silk Road Music Collection will go under the hammer atthe October Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite auction...
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Polished Markets
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Aug 20, 2019
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Rapaport News
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Sotheby’s Expects $26M for Pink Diamond
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A 10.64-carat pink diamond ring worth up to $25.5 million will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s Hong Kong sale. The fancy-vivid-purplish-pink center stone is internallyflawless, the auction house told Rapaport News Friday. Sotheby’s willoffer the...
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Polished Markets
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Aug 18, 2019
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Rapaport News
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Why the Market for Large Diamonds Is in Free Fall
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As the who’s who in the glitzy world of high-valuediamond auctions gathered in Geneva in May, there was an understated tone tothis year’s pilgrimage to the Swiss city. While Sotheby’s and Christie’s playedup their offerings of magnificent jewels,...
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Polished Markets
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Jul 02, 2019
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Joshua Freedman
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Media Mogul Acquires Sotheby’s for $3.7B
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Media and telecom entrepreneur Patrick Drahi has bought Sotheby’s for $3.7 billion, taking it private after 31 years as a publicly traded company.BidFair USA, an entitywholly owned by Drahi, will pay $57 per share of common stock...
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Polished Markets
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Jun 18, 2019
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Rapaport News
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Diamond Ring Fetches $31K/ct. at Sotheby’s
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Sotheby’s brought in a total of $8.5 million at a New Yorkauction last week, as a 15.13-carat diamond ring more than doubled its high estimate. The pear-shaped, D-color, SI2-clarity, Marianne Ostier piecegarnered $475,000, or $31,395 per carat, against...
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Polished Markets
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Jun 10, 2019
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Rapaport News
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Sotheby’s to Sell More Than 800 Luxury Watches
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A private collection of more than 800 luxury watches will gounder the hammer at four Sotheby’s auctions in London, Geneva, New York andHong Kong over the coming year and a half. The Masterworks of Time sale...
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Polished Markets
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May 21, 2019
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Storied Necklace Makes Bold Return at Sotheby’s
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Sotheby’s brought in $42 million at its Genevaauction this week as an emerald and diamond necklace with royal connections fetched $3.6 million. The Van Cleef & Arpels Art Deco piece, which includesdiamonds, as well as 11 cabochon...
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Polished Markets
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May 15, 2019
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Rapaport News
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Sotheby’s Garners $21.5M at New York Auctions
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Two Sotheby’s New York auctions brought in a combined $21.5million Wednesday, with a blue-diamond ring achieving the top price. The cut-cornered square modified brilliant-cut, 3.24-carat,fancy-intense-blue, VVS1-clarity diamond ring, flanked by two pear-shapeddiamonds, fetched $2.3...
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Polished Markets
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Apr 18, 2019
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Rapaport News
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Sotheby’s to Sell Storied Pieces in Geneva
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Sotheby’s will offer two rare jewels with royal connectionsat its auction in Geneva next month. An Art Deco necklace will feature in the Magnificent Jewelsand Noble Jewels sale May 14. The Van Cleef...
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Polished Markets
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Apr 10, 2019
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Blue Diamonds Fail to Sell at Sotheby’s
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Sotheby’s failed to find a buyer for three blue diamonds at its Hong Kong auction Tuesday. A cut-cornered, rectangular step-cut, fancy-vivid blue, 3.32-carat diamondring, valued at $5.9 million to $7.6million, was left unsold. The center stone...
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Polished Markets
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Apr 04, 2019
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Rapaport News
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88ct. Oval Diamond Fetches $14M
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A rare oval diamond sold for nearly $14 million at Sotheby’sin Hong Kong Tuesday, beating its high estimate. The oval brilliant-cut, 88.22-carat, D-color, flawless, typeIIa stone is one of only three oval diamonds over...
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Polished Markets
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Apr 02, 2019
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Sotheby’s to Auction 3ct. Blue
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A fancy-intense-blue diamond ring with an estimate of $2.5million to $3 million is on track to be the top seller at Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels auction in NewYork next month. The cut-cornered square modified brilliant-cut, 3.24-caratstone, flanked by two pear-shaped diamonds, will go under...
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Polished Markets
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Mar 27, 2019
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Rare 88ct. Diamond to Lead Sotheby’s Hong Kong
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A flawless white diamond with a high estimate of nearly $13million will head up April’s Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite auction atSotheby’s in Hong Kong. The oval brilliant-cut, 88.22-carat, D-color, flawless, typeIIa stone is one of only three...
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Polished Markets
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Feb 20, 2019
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Royal Jewels Propel Sotheby’s $414M Total
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Sotheby’s garnered a combined $414 million at jewelry sales thisyear, driven by a record-breaking auction of jewels from the Royal Bourbon Parmafamily. That sale, which took place in Geneva in November, fetched $53.1 millionagainst a presale estimate of $7 million....
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Polished Markets
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Dec 23, 2018
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Sotheby’s Splits Operations Role in Two
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Sotheby’s has divided the responsibilities of its chief operating officer, hiring two new executives to replace the departing Adam Chinn.The auction house has appointed John Cahill (pictured, above), a founding partner of art-law firm...
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Polished Markets
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Dec 09, 2018
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Apple Exec’s Lab-Grown Ring Sells at Sotheby’s
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A ring made entirely from lab-grown diamond sold for$256,250 at Sotheby’s on Wednesday, beating its presale estimate. The ring doesn’t exist yet and doesn’t have a fixed caratweight, as Diamond Foundry, its manufacturer, will craft...
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Mining
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Dec 06, 2018
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Blue Diamond Fails to Sell at Sotheby’s
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A blue diamond estimated at up to $30 million failed to finda buyer at Sotheby’s in New York on Tuesday. The pear-shaped, 10.62-carat, fancy-vivid-blue, VVS1-claritydiamond had a presale valuation of $20 million to $30 million. Anotherpear-shaped stone — a 2.76-carat, fancy-intense-purple-pink diamond — also...
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Polished Markets
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Dec 05, 2018
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Sotheby’s to Offer 11ct. Blue in NY
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A fancy-vivid-blue diamond with an estimate of $20 millionto $30 million will head up Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels auction in NewYork next month. The pear-shaped, 10.62-carat, VVS1-clarity stone from aprivate European collection will go under the hammer...
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Polished Markets
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Nov 20, 2018
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Colored Diamonds Lead $60M Sotheby’s Sale
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Sotheby’s garnered $59.9 million at its Geneva auction lastweek as a 21.19-carat pink diamond smashed its estimate with a final price of $7.4million. The cushion-shaped, fancy-light-pink, VVS2-clarity, type IIadiamond fetched $347,601 per carat, Sotheby’s reported...
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Polished Markets
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Nov 18, 2018
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Marie Antoinette Pendant Sells for $36M
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A natural pearl and diamond pendant belonging to MarieAntoinette smashed its price estimate and capped off a record-breaking sale atSotheby’s Geneva auction. The jewel went for $36.2 million, beating its presale valuationof $1 million...
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Polished Markets
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Nov 15, 2018
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Rapaport News
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