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

Tiffany Holiday Sales Up 7%

Holiday sales at Tiffany's New York flagship fell 1 percent.

Tiffany & Co. said Tuesday that its worldwide net sales in the two months ended December 31 increased 7 percent, year-over-year, to $952 million with robust sales in Asia were offset by weaker sales growth in the U.S. and Europe.“After achieving very strong and better-than-expected sales and earnings growth in the first three

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

Jewelry and Watch Brands Digital Media Efforts get Failing Grades

Brands held by public companies have a sigificant advantage online, arguably as a result of the emphasis placed on innovation, L2 says. Public comapnies not affilated with a larger organization demonstrated the biggest Digital IQ gains.

The world has largely turned to digital mediums for their consumer information, to purchase products and to share their thoughts about these products and

Great Gatsby Film to Feature Tiffany Jewels

Tiffany & Co. said it will create all the jewelry for Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 literary classic, which is appropriate since the luxury jeweler played a significant role during the era.
Working with Luhrmann and costume and production designer Catherine Martin, the New York-based jeweler said it created a collection of platinum-set diamonds and lustrous

Tiffany Still Riding High, Reports Strong Growth in all Regions, Raises Earnings Forecast

Tiffany & Co. said Friday that worldwide net sales in the second quarter increased 30 percent year-over-year to $872.7 million due to strong growth in all geographic regions. Excluding the effect of translating foreign-currency-denominated sales into U.S. dollars, worldwide net sales increased 24 percent and comparable store sales rose 22 percent.

The luxury retail jeweler said net earnings

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

Tiffany Names Pat McGuiness CFO and Jim Fernandez as COO

Tiffany & Co. made two changes among its executive officers, effective immediately.
Patrick F. McGuiness, 45, was appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer. McGuiness joined Tiffany in 1990 and has held a variety of management positions within the finance and merchandising divisions. He was promoted to senior vice president - finance in 2007, responsible for Tiffany's worldwide

Tiffany Joins CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund

Tiffany & Co began a three-year partnership with the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund with a $1 million donation. Part of the grant includes a donation of $250,000 for one of nine jewelry designers who have been a CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist who best demonstrates his or her ability to develop their designs as an independent entity. The money will go towards the brand’s business development.The

Tiffany Q4 Sales up 12%, Full-Year Sales up 31%

Tiffany & Co. said Monday fourth quarter worldwide net sales increased 12 percent to $1.1 billion due to growth in all geographic regions. Net earnings from continuing operations for the period rose 31 percent to $181.2 million. For the full year, net sales rose 14 percent to $3.1 billion and net earnings from continuing operations increased 39 percent to $368.4 million. Management also reduced

Report: Tiffany May Be Ripe for Acquisition

Tiffany & Co. flagship store

Tiffany & Co. has sparkled as the world slowly recovers from one of the worst economic downturns ever. Just today, the luxury jewelry retailer said its holiday net sales grew 11 percent, over the prior year, and that it has increased its global sales outlook to $3.1 billion, well above the $2.7 billion in sales it earned in 2009. All this success has made the New

Tiffany Holiday Sales Up 11%

Tiffany & Co. said Tuesday that its worldwide net sales during the two-month holiday period ended December 31, 2010, rose 11 percent over the prior year to $888.5 million. On a constant-exchange-rate basis (which excludes the effect of translating foreign-currency-denominated sales into U.S. dollars) worldwide net sales increased 10 percent and comparable store sales rose 8 percent. All regions