A rare 100+ carat diamond sold for $12.3 million with cryptocurrency

The Key 10138, the rare pear-shaped diamond, that was auctioned at Sotheby’s on Friday, has been sold for $12.3 million using cryptocurrency. It was sold to an anonymous private collector. At the time the auction was announced, the piece became the first time a diamond of such size had been offered for public purchase with … Read more

73ct. Yellow to Shine at Sotheby’s New York Sale

Sotheby’s will offer a fancy-vivid-yellow diamond ring at its New York sale next month, estimating the piece could fetch up to $3 million. The cut-cornered square step-cut, 73.11-carat, VS2-clarity jewel by Mayfair designer Glenn Spiro, called The Sienna Star, is one of the largest fancy-vivid-yellow diamonds to come to auction, Sotheby’s said Wednesday. The piece … Read more

A Nearly 64 Carat Diamond Cartier Bracelet Could Fetch HK$40 Million at Sotheby’s

Cartier diamond bracelet

An iconic Cartier bracelet with 63.66 carats of pear-shaped D color, internally flawless diamond set on rock crystal is expected to fetch between HK$40 million and HK$65 million (US$5.16 million and US$8.39 million) at Sotheby’s Hong Kong’s sale of magnificent jewels in April. Taking nearly 2,000 hours to create, the bangle-bracelet from the collection “L’Odyssée … Read more

Cartier Emerald And Diamond Ring Fetches $3.6 Million At Sotheby’s

Emerald

A Cartier emerald and diamond ring blew past five fancy colored diamonds to become the top lot at Sotheby’s New York Magnificent Jewels auction held Wednesday. It fetched $3.6 million, more than three-and-a-half times its high estimate. The ring features a 21.86-carat Colombian square-emerald-cut emerald flanked by diamonds and mounted on 18k yellow gold. The … Read more

Sotheby’s to Sell 119ct. Sapphire in Hong Kong

The 118.88-carat Burmese sapphire and the 6.41-carat pigeon’s blood Burmese ruby.

 Sotheby’s will sell a 118.88-carat, royal-blue, unheated Burmese sapphire in Hong Kong next week, the largest of its kind the auction house has offered in 20 years. The cushion-shaped stone, surrounded by pear-shaped diamonds weighing a total of 16.06 carats, will lead the October 7 Magnificent Jewels sale, Sotheby’s said Monday. A pear-shaped, 4.84-carat, fancy-vivid-blue, … Read more