Year 2013 would no doubt go down as one of the most remarkable years in the history of jewelry auctions conducted by leading auction houses given the staggering and mind boggling prices achieved by some colored diamonds as well as colorless diamonds, that appeared in the auction calendar for the year 2013. Top among this […]
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Sotheby’s Geneva Sale of Magnificent Jewels on November 13, 2013, would no doubt be a major highlight in the international auction calendar for the year 2013, for a multitude of reasons, chief among which is the appearance of the most valuable diamond ever to be offered at an auction, the 59.60-carat, oval mixed-cut, internally flawless, […]
As predicted “the greatest white diamond ever to appear at an auction” the 118-carat, D-color, flawless, oval brilliant-cut unnamed diamond, set a world record for a single white diamond at an auction at the Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Autumn Sale held on October 7, 2013 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. However, […]
Timed to coincide with the 40th-anniversary celebrations of Sotheby’s operations in Asia, the auction house announced in August 2013, the sale of two extremely rare diamonds at its Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Autumn Sale 2013, coming up on October 7, 2013, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. One of these diamonds bearing Lot […]
Sotheby’s has announced the sale of the third largest pink diamond in the world, the 59.60-carat, oval-cut, fancy vivid pink “Pink Star Diamond” aka the “Steinmetz Pink Diamond” at its Magnificent Jewels auction to be held in Geneva, on November 13, 2013. With a pre-sale estimate of over USD 60 million, the diamond with a […]
Sotheby’s Important Jewels Sale scheduled for September 24, 2013 in New York City, featuring 519 lots, will be highlighted by some important pieces of diamond jewelry. The lot that will no doubt attract a lot of attention, will be Lot 242, a highly important platinum and diamond ring , designed by Harry Winston, which is […]
In accordance with the popular slogan “Come September Come Facets” the 23rd version of Sri Lanka’s premier International Gem & Jewelry Show, Facets 2013, eagerly awaited by all stakeholders in the international gem and jewelry trade and industry, is due to be held from August 29th to September 1st, 2013, at the usual venue, the […]
The Lady Heart Diamond Collection, designed by Bernard Bachoura, a fourth generation jeweler from Southern California’s Sophia Fiori, and consisting of five exceedingly rare heart-shaped diamonds of different colors – red, pink, orange, blue and yellow – and ranging in weight from 1.71 to 2.28 carats, that originally went on display from February 1 to […]
Due to an overwhelming response from buyers for Rio Tinto’s first ever tender of rough diamonds originating from its Canadian Diavik Mine, to be held in Israel at the Israeli Diamond Exchange Trading Hall, coinciding with the summer edition of the US & International Diamond Week, coming up from August 26-29, 2013, organizers of the […]
Mining giant Rio Tinto announced recently that it will hold for the first time in Israel a tender of rough diamonds from its Canadian Diavik mine, at a special booth to be constructed in the Israeli Diamond Exchange Trading Hall, during the summer edition of the US & International Diamond Week in Israel from August […]