Estate Jewelry Round Up – March Madness
It’s been far too long since the last Estate Jewelry Round Up, and it’s high time I put a post together in 2015. Collectors’ attention toward jewelry continues to gain traction and estate jewelry is...
View ArticleEstate Jewelry Round Up – May Mayhem
May is a month of mayhem for me this year, between the upcoming wedding and all the exciting jewelry events before and after the big day. Thank you for understanding as I try to juggle everything at...
View Article16 Highlights from Artcurial’s Fine Jewellery Summer Sale
The summer lull between the spring and autumn auction seasons can whip up quite a withdrawal for jewelry addicts. Luckily, Monte Carlo-based Artcurial delivers the perfect fix with its Fine Jewellery...
View ArticleEstate Jewelry Round Up – August Favorites
The dog days of summer are in full swing with their scorching heat and sky high temperatures. Life seems to breezily lull by in August as the normal buzz of activity quiets to a barely audible hum....
View ArticleHighlights from Sotheby’s Important Jewels Sale – New York – September 24 &...
September is my favorite month of the year, owed partially to the fact that it is my birth month but also because it is the start of the fall auction season. The first sales are like a tantalizing...
View ArticleTiaras to Sparkle at Geneva Auctions
The tiara has been riding a wondrous wave of popularity recently fueled by royal weddings and official state dinners, or any time Princess Kate dons a sparkling topper. Earlier this year, Sotheby’s...
View ArticleBlue Moon & Queen Maria-José Ruby Lead Highlights at Sotheby’s Geneva Sale
Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels sale is jam-packed with incredible jewel after incredible jewel. Leading the 500-lot sale is the exceedingly rare and outrageously beautiful Blue Moon...
View ArticleThe Sweet Josephine Pink Diamond Sets New Record at Christie’s Geneva
Colored diamonds duked it out this week in Geneva with the first to grab the headlines being a Fancy Vivid Pink diamond that sold at Christie’s for $28.8 million on November 10th. The top lot of the...
View ArticleThe Perfect Holiday Party Cocktail Rings at Mahnaz Collection
‘Tis the season for fun and festive jewelry and nothing brightens a holiday party more than a great cocktail ring. While modern statement jewels of the most brilliant kind are the first to catch the...
View ArticleSnapshots from the Original Miami Beach Antiques Show 2016
Trading snowbanks for sand dunes, I left the post-blizzard Northeast for the sunny skies of Miami to work (and work at) the Original Miami Beach Antiques Show. Though the usual sunshine was eclipsed by...
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