Tag: Sotheby’s
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The annual Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery: Thirteen Truly Unique Handcrafted Handbags
Embroidery as an expression of craft, creativity and collaboration is expressed beautifully on these one of a kind, uniquely embellished bags. The Online Auction for the Charity Dinner in aid of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust and the Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery is now open. Taking place on Wednesday 6th December 2017, the ‘The Embellished…
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Noble Jewels: The Donnersmarck Diamonds carry with them a fascinating story
The auction in November will offer the chance for someone to acquire extraordinarily rare jewels imbued with a fascinating history. The Donnersmarck Diamonds pair is estimated at $9-14 million (CHF 8,810,000 – 13,700,000). To mark 10 years of dedicated Noble Jewels sales in Geneva, Sotheby’s will offer at auction The Donnersmarck Diamonds, a pair of extraordinary…
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Hollywood memorabilia: Vivien Leigh’s collection is to be put up for auction
Hundreds of items owned by the star of Gone with the Wind will be offered by Sotheby’s in London on 26 September. Hollywood icon and incandescent star of one of the most beloved films of all time, Vivien Leigh (1913- 1967) captured hearts and minds with her fiery, luminous performance as Scarlett O’Hara in Gone…
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Andy Warhol’s inaugural ‘selfie’ expected to fetch £7m at auction
Print from 1963 based on photo-booth image of artist obsessed with cult of celebrity to be sold at auction for first time
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Jean-Michel Basquiat breaks US art record with £85m sale
Painting by Basquiat, who died aged 27, is most expensive at auction of any US artist, also breaking record for a black artist
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The exquisite ‘Apollo’ and ‘Artemis’ are the most valuable earrings ever sold at auction
Sotheby’s inaugural sale of Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels at the Mandarin Oriental in Geneva was headlined by ‘The Apollo and Artemis Diamonds’ which sold for US$57,425,478 / CHF 57,118,750, becoming the most valuable earrings ever sold at auction. The diamond twins—one pink and the other blue—are perfectly matched in size, cut and tonality. The…