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Wednesday 16th April 2014
Christie's to Auction Dazzling Blue Diamond
The auction house says the jewel, nicknamed "blue perfection", is the biggest diamond of its kind ever to appear at auction. The world's largest flawless fancy vivid blue diamond is expected to fetch up to £15m.
Tuesday 15th April 2014
Sotheby's NY April Sale Highlights Colored Gems
Apr 14, 2014 12:16 PM By Jeff Miller RAPAPORT... Sotheby’s New York annual spring auction of magnificent jewels will offer more than 450 lots with a combined presale total of $37 million on April 29.
One of the highlights from the auction is a 15.23-carat, VS2, cushion-cut fancy intense ...
Monday 14th April 2014
Oklahoma girl sells diamond found in Arkansas park for $20G
Published April 11, 2014 on FoxNews.com
An Oklahoma girl has sold a 3.85-carat diamond she unearthed at an Arkansas park for $20,000.
Tana Clymer found the diamond last October while hunting for gems with her family at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Ark. She said she couldn't...
Friday 11th April 2014
Sotheby’s Hong Kong Auction Generates Sales of $107M
(April 9, '14, 3:12 Albert Robinson)
(IDEX Online) – Sotheby’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Spring Sale generated a total of $106.6 million and was 82 percent sold by lot.
The highlights of the auction were the purchase of the Hutton-Mdivani necklace by the Cartier ...
Tuesday 8th April 2014
Jewelry Stands Out at Baselworld Despite Dominance of Watches
(April 2, '14, 2:04 Danielle Max, Basel) (IDEX Online) – The halls started emptying on Wednesday at the Baselworld show which ends on Thursday after a week-long gathering of the world’s biggest names in watches and jewelry.
While Basel is very much the watch show, many jewelry ...