Art as it’s never been seen before. Sotheby’s launched its unique art-viewing experience using Virtual Reality. The original paintings presented in the “Highest Value Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Sale Series” were transformed into a lived experience through Occulus Rift headsets. Highlights of the artwork sale included Gustav Klimt’s luminous Bauerngarten and four outstanding works by Pablo … Read more
There’s no more collectible watch than a Patek. Patek Philippe’s 175th anniversary celebrations. 17 of the 20 most expensive timepieces ever sold at auction came from the Patek Philippe brand. The priciest of these was the Henry Graves SuperComplication gold pocket watch that went under the hammer for a staggering $11m in 1999. Given rises in … Read more
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 … Read more
Discovered in 2011 from the deep mines in Southern Africa, the 299 carat rough of the Magnificent Oval Diamond is one of the largest and most beautiful diamond roughs found in recent years. Carefully and meticulously worked over a period of months, the resulting stone is estimated to achieve US$28/35 million / HK$220/280 million at … Read more
Beau Sancy, a diamond of supreme historical importance and one of the most rare diamonds ever to come to auction, will led Sotheby’s Geneva sale of Magnificent Jewelsand Noble Jewels on 15 May 2012. Passed down through the Royal Families of France, England, Prussia and the House of Orange, the celebrated diamond has been the … Read more