A rare gold Rolex watch, once owned by India”s first president Dr Rajendra Prasad, goes under the hammer as part of a collection of rare timepieces by Sotheby’s auction house next month. This historic 18K pink gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual was possibly gifted to him on the first Republic Day in 1950. The watch is decorated with [...]
7 October 2011 
Diamond Prices Set World Records at Sotheby’s Jewels Sale
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Global auctioneers Sotheby’s sold $411 million worth of Asian and Chinese art, jewelry, wine and watches in its six day Asian sales in Hong Kong. Chinese bidders pushed prices of diamonds and Ming porcelain to records at a Hong Kong auction, as wealthy Asians poured money into an investment class that’s centuries old amid volatile global [...]
24 September 2011 
Rare Golconda Fancy Brilliant Pink Diamond Ring at Sotheby’s Hong Kong Sale
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Sotheby’s sale of Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite slated on October 5th at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre will be home to some of the world’s most exquisite diamond jewellery, gemstones, natural pearls, and jadeite of the highest quality. Altogether the sale will offer 359 lots estimated to achieve a total of $85 million [...]
19 July 2011 
RM Auctions and Sotheby’s Presents the Renowned Milhous Collection
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Sale features an unprecedented selection of motor cars, mechanical musical instruments and collectibles meticulously assembled over five decades (Press Release – BLENHEIM, Ontario, July 19, 2011) – Continuing its reputation as the specialists for private and estate collection sales, RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house, will lift the gavel on the renowned [...]
19 July 2011 
Slice of Heaven on Earth – Private Island Paradise for $75,000,000
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You want the whole island just for yourself? $75,000,000 Private Island Paradise is waiting for you at Sotheby’s International Realty. This heaven on earth is located in the Central Bahamas, in the heart of the yachting paradise of the Exumas. The first thing you notice is the aquamarine and turquoise waters that surrounds the 38-acre island. Paradise [...]
15 July 2011 
Sotheby’s Set an Auction Record for Venetian View Painting
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Francesco Guardi’s monumental painting, Venice, a View of the Rialto Bridge, Looking North, from the Fondamenta del Carbon made £26,697,250 ($44,362,820) at Sotheby’s Old Master and British Paintings Evening Sale on July 6. Sotheby’s quickly claimed that this was the most expensive painting to be sold by an international auction house so far this year. Measuring 115 by [...]
4 July 2011 
Katharine Hepburn’s Former Estate for Sale at $28 Million
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Katharine Hepburn’s Former Estate The Connecticut estate where late actress and four-time Oscar winner, Katharine Hepburn lived for many decades has been listed for $28 million by current owners Barbara and Frank Sciame, the chief executive of F.J. Sciame Construction. The house, located in posh borough of Fenwick in Old Saybrook, was built by actress’ parents [...]
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