Tag: Sotheby’s
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The largest known fancy vivid pink diamond at auction
The Pink Star, the largest known fancy vivid pink diamond in the world, Internally Flawless, weighing 59.60 carats, will go under hummer at Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels November auction. Meticulously cut by Steinmetz Diamonds over a period of nearly two years – a process in which the 132.5 carat rough was cast in epoxy more than…
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Sotheby’s x Park Hyatt to provide access to contemporary art
Park Hyatt hotels have invested in world class contemporary art, architecture and design as an expression of the personalized and individual experience offered in each Park Hyatt hotel since opening its first Park Hyatt hotel in Chicago over 30 years ago. Today, artwork at Park Hyatt hotels around the world includes Lucio Fontana’s 1984 sculpture…
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The Duchess to be auctioned at the exclusive Art of the Automobile sale
RM Auctions and Sotheby’s offer one-of-one Cadillac custom built for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, without reserve, November 21, in New York City. One of the most famous and iconic cars of both American and English society, a 1941 Cadillac Custom Limousine that was designed for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, will…
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Custom-designer jewel inspired by the 50th Anniversary of Taylor’s Cleopatra
50th anniversary of Cleopatra. Bulgari has created a pair of one-of-a-kind contemporary earrings – reflective of the dramatic colors and motifs of ancient Egypt – in honor of the 50th anniversary of the film CLEOPATRA. Considered one of the grandest cinematic spectacles of all time, CLEOPATRA took home four Academy Awards and was the highest…
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Sotheby’s and the $14bn hedge fund hawk struggle for control of art market
New York collector Dan Loeb’s bid to unseat auction house head highlights a new mood in the business
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Van Cleef & Arpels’s Walska Briolette Diamond brooch to fetch US$8 million
An iconic jewel by Van Cleef & Arpels, known as “Walska Briolette Diamond” Brooch, could fetch US$8 million when it goes under the hammer at Sotheby’s “The Magnificent Jewels” auction in Geneva next month. The brooch showcases the historic “Walska Briolette Diamond“, a fancy vivid yellow diamond weighing 96.62 carats. One in the collection of…