4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (162+ words) Phillips has named Gaia Maffioli as its new jewelry specialist, tasked with strengthening the department’s presence in Italy. With 15 years of experience, Maffioli, who will be based in Milan, “brings knowledge of the Italian jewelry landscape,” Margherita Solaini, the auction…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (96+ words) Sotheby’s is selling a pair of colored-diamond earrings at its upcoming auction in Hong Kong. Sotheby’s is showcasing over 300 pieces, including jewels from well-known maisons such as Graff, Tiffany & Co., and Hermès. Here are the rest of the top five…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (141+ words) A Bulgari sapphire ring will lead the upcoming Phillips auction in Hong Kong, where it could fetch up to HKD 9.5 million ($1.2 million). The jewel centers a cushion-shaped, 9.86-carat Kashmir sapphire between a pair of shield-shaped diamonds. The piece will be…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (158+ words) Sotheby’s will offer an 11.28-carat blue diamond in a single-lot Hong Kong auction, where it is expected to fetch up to $37 million. The October 5 sale of the radiant-cut, fancy-vivid blue diamond, called the Infinite Blue, will kick off the fall…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (92+ words) Christie’s has appointed Remi Guillemin as its global head of watches, based in Geneva, Switzerland. In his new position, Guillemin will lead the international team of specialists and work with collectors and clients worldwide on the sale of exceptional and…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (168+ words) Sales of hard-luxury goods in Hong Kong climbed further in July, with consumers sustaining their preference for digital channels. Revenue from jewelry, watches, clocks and valuable gifts rose 20% year on year to HKD 4.89 billion ($623.5 million) for the month, the municipality’s…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (228+ words) Elmwood’s sold a Verdura jewel at its recent auction in London, where it fetched GBP 23,750 ($32,400). The brooch, designed as a unicorn’s head, features around 1.10 carats of diamonds, including a pear-shaped diamond fringe, diamond-set horn and brilliant-cut diamond, as well as…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (142+ words) A 4.74-carat diamond will lead the upcoming Bonhams sale in Sydney, where it has an upper estimate of AUD 180,000 ($129,030). The unmounted round brilliant-cut, D-color, internally flawless stone will be among the top pieces at the August 25 Fine Jewellery, Sydney sale,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (177+ words) Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of America (MJSA) has granted $10,000 in scholarships to five aspiring jewelry designers to support their education and training. The MJSA Education Foundation will endow the Future of Jewelry Making award toward the studies of each recipient, the…...