Huguette M. Clark Estate Auction Includes 9-Carat Pink Diamond

The 9-ct. Belle Epoque cushion-cut, fancy vivid purplish pink diamond ring has an auction estimate of $6 - $8 million. Photo credit: Christie's Images Ltd. 2012

As reported previously, the April 17 Magnificent Jewels auction at Christie’s New York includes 12 items of art deco jewelry and objects from the estate of Huguette M. Clark.

The auction house released images of the items being

Art Deco Jewels Owned by Copper Heiress Could Fetch $12 Million at Christie’s

Huguette M. Clark

Christie’s auction house will offer a jewelry collection from the estate of Huguette M. Clark, one of the last great heiresses of America’s Gilded Age. Ms. Clark’s collection, which is believed to have been stored in a bank vault since the 1940s, includes signed Art Deco jewels by Cartier, Dreicer & Co., and Tiffany & Co., including an extremely rare 9-carat pink diamond ring

Richemont’s Half-Year Sales Up 29%, led by Asian Demand and Jewelry and Watch Sales

Luxury goods conglomerate, Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, said Friday that sales for the six-month period, ended September 30, increased by 29 percent to 4.2 billion euros ($4.68 billion), year-over-year. At constant exchange rates (stripping out the effects of currency exchange rates), the increase was 36 percent.The Swiss company reported solid growth across all segments, regions and channels.

24-Ct. Graff Diamond Ring Could Fetch $3.5 Million at Auction

Graff diamond ring. Photo credit: Denis Hayoun - Diode SA

Superb jewels, top-quality colorless diamonds, rare gemstones, natural pearls, and signed jewels from Bulgari, Cartier, Boivin, Graff, JAR, Tiffany & Co, Van Cleef & Arpels and Harry Winston will be part of Christie’s Geneva Magnificent Jewels auction on November 16.

Several private collections also will be part of the auction at the

Christie's Geneva Auction to Include Private Jewelry Collection

Ruby and diamond jewelry set mounted by Cartier.

A highlight of Christie’s Geneva Magnificent Jewels auction on November 16 is a sale of an “extraordinary” group of jewels from a private collection.


Harry Winston
“Timeless Elegance – Important Jewels from the Collection of a European Family,” has 67 jewels gathered together in the mid-20th Century, bearing the style and signature of some of

Jewelry and Watch Brands Score Low on their Digital IQ

E-tailers and department stores lead the rankings and Jewelry & Watches and Accessory brands lag behind in their digital IQ.  Image source: Digital IQ Index: Specialty Retail, L2

E-tailers have the highest digital IQ, department stores saw the largest gain in their digital IQ during the past year and the digital IQ of home furnishings brands fell from the prior year. However, it is jewelry

Cartier Timepieces to go on Museum Tour

 
Cartier will host a traveling exhibition of its timepieces titled, “Cartier Time Art.” The Parisian luxury jewelry and watch brand will showcase more than 100 items from its historical collection and 20 contemporary fine watches, making it the largest collection of Cartier timepieces ever to be seen in public. Its first stop will be the Museum Bellerive in Zurich, Switzerland, August 26 till

Diamond Rings to Highlight Upcoming Auction at Christie’s New York

Two diamond rings will lead Christie’s Important Jewels to be held June 14 at Christie’s New York.
The first is a ring set with an oval-cut diamond, weighing approximately 46.51 cts., flanked on either side by a pear-shaped diamond, weighing approximately 1 and 1.01 cts., mounted in platinum (pictured above). The oval cut diamond is graded as E color with VVS2 clarity. The two pear-shaped

Jewelry and Coin Auction Saturday at Weschler's in D.C.

Art Nouveau 18k yellow-gold, platinum, diamond, Plique-à-jour and Cameo Bangle Bracelet, Masriera Y Carreras ($3,000-$5,000)

Weschler's Auctioneers and Appraisers will hold its annual spring auction of Jewelry, Coins & Watches on Saturday, April 2, in their Washington, D.C. gallery. The offerings will span the Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Edwardian, Victorian and Modern periods, plus a selection of

The Oscars Red Carpet Jewelry Fashion

Amy Adams wins the “Red Carpet Bling” award wearing $1.35 million worth of emerald and diamond jewelry from Cartier, including a platinum and diamond emerald haute joaillerie secret watch bracelet worth $1.025 million. The bracelet features a 30.75 carat carved emerald and 575 diamonds (15.38 cts.). It’s matched with platinum and diamond ct. stud earrings worth $35,000.

An inability to sign

Richemont 3Q Jewelry Sales Up 20% and Watch Sales Up 21%

Cie. Financiere Richemont SA said Monday that third-quarter revenue rose 33 percent to 2.1 billion euro ($2.8 billion), led by the acquisition of online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter.com. At constant exchange rates (when currency shifts are removed) revenue grew 23 percent.By category, the Swiss company’s jewelry business (made up of Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels), increased by 20 percent at

Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet Jewelry Fashion, Part 5

Elisabeth Moss in platinum earrings, and platinum ring by Lorraine Schwartz.



Anne Hathaway wearing Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry and a gold box clutch by Roger Vivier.



Camilla Belle hosts an after party wearing platinum and diamond bracelet from 1924 (12.50 carats) by Cartier.



Dianna Agron in Cathy Waterman jewelry.
  


Emma Stone in Van Cleef & Arpels and Amanda pearl clutch.
 

Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet Jewelry Fashion, Part 2

Helen Mirren wears a platinum and diamond necklace (55.08 carats), and a platinum and diamond bracelet by Cartier.
 


Claire Danes wears platinum and diamond drop earrings (3 carats) and a gold cuff bracelet by Fred Leighton.
 


Christina Hendricks in a platinum and diamond earrings (20 carats), and 2 platinum and diamond bracelets (200 carats) by Chopard.




Jennifer Lawrence wearing

Cartier’s New Fragrance

Parisian jewelry house Cartier has launched a new perfume that will be available at Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue this month, according to media reports. The white floral musk is priced from $75-$98 and is available for order at Neiman Marcus. The fragrance is housed in a blue bottle instead of its signature red. According to this report, it made more sense for this fragrance, because it

Met Gala 2010: Camilla Belle

Camilla Belle in a red chiffon Jason Wu gown, Cartier jewelry and Christian Louboutin accessories.

Hello, sexy starlet!! Camilla really set off her gorgeous dark features in this red gown. The look really took my breath away. Love

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