Auction house reaps the rewards of adapting to meet new customer demands.
Sotheby’s records landmark year for jewellery sales
New records and online innovations make 2018 a banner year for the auction house’s jewellery department.
REACH LIST 2018: Top five auction houses
As auction houses look to attract the next generation of jewellery buyers, Instagram is proving an invaluable tool.
Sotheby’s appoints Dior exec to drive jewellery division
Global auction house Sotheby’s has appointed Laurence Nicolas, the chief executive of timepieces and fine jewellery at Christian Dior Couture, as executive vice president and global managing director of jewellery and watches. This is a newly created position, with the auction house saying in a statement that jewellery and watches are “of Sotheby’s fastest growing…
Shaun Leane’s personal archive commands £1.94m at auction
A dedicated sale of pieces from British jewellery designer Shaun Leane’s personal archive raised $2.6m (£1.94m) at Sotheby’s New York last night (Nov 4). Entitled ‘Couture Fashion Jewellery: The Personal Archive of Shaun Leane’, the dedicated auction of over 40 works created by the British designer offered collectors and enthusiasts a unique opportunity to acquire pieces…
REACH LIST 2017: Top five auction houses
For the first time since launching the Reach List, Professional Jeweller was able to analyse the auction houses’ reach based on a UK ranking (because previously only a global ranking was available). This means the results for 2017 present a more accurate representation of the most influential auction houses among UK spenders. After climbing up…
Sotheby’s prepares to sell largest round diamond ever auctioned
Sotheby’s will offer the largest round diamond ever sold under the hammer at its next Magnificent Jewels and Fine Jewels auction. Being auctioned on December 17 in New York City, the round brilliant stone is 110.92cts. While it is a far cry from some of the rough stones and other cut styles which have gone…
Car-boot diamond ring fetches £656,750 at auction
The 26ct diamond ring bought at a car-boot sale for £10 sold at Sotheby’s in London for £656,750. When the news first broke about the diamond ring being mistaken for a piece of costumer jewellery, it was predicted that it would fetch £350K at auction, after L Guess Watchmark & Jewellers advised the owners of…
Independent jeweller behind car-boot diamond speaks out
It has been revealed that the independent jeweller who discovered a ring bought at a car-boot sale was actually a 26ct diamond is L Guess Watchmaker & Jewellers. The ring in question made headlines yesterday as it was revealed a 26.27ct diamond was bought 30 years ago at a car boot sale for £10, as…
Diamond ring bought for £10 expected to fetch £350,000 at auction
A large diamond ring purchased for £10 at a car boot sale is expected to fetch £350,000 under the hammer at Sotheby’s July auction. The ring, which was bought 30 years ago for £10 when the original owner had mistaken it for a piece of costume jewellery, has been described by Sotheby’s as a 26.27ct,…
