Freeman’s presents Tiffany, Bulgari, Rolex and other luxury brands, Nov. 22

Tiffany & Co. platinum ring with GIA-certified 5.13-carat oval cut diamond, estimated at $160,000-$250,000
Left, 18K gold ring with GIA-certified 5.85-carat round brilliant cut diamond, estimated at $150,000-$250,000; Right, Tiffany & Co. platinum ring with GIA-certified 5.13-carat oval cut diamond, estimated at $160,000-$250,000

Left, 18K gold ring with GIA-certified 5.85-carat round brilliant cut diamond, estimated at $150,000-$250,000; Right, Tiffany & Co. platinum ring with GIA-certified 5.13-carat oval cut diamond, estimated at $160,000-$250,000

PHILADELPHIA — With a keen focus on the classic diamond, Freeman’s next Jewelry and Watches auction, scheduled for Tuesday, November 22, delivers elegant collecting and gifting opportunities ahead of the holiday season. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. Of particular distinction are two rings in timeless styles — a Tiffany & Co. 5.13-carat oval cut diamond ring, and a 5.85-carat round brilliant diamond ring — each with six-figure estimates.

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1970s sandals worn by Steve Jobs auctioned for $218K

Brown suede Birkenstocks that belonged to the late tech entrepreneur Steve Jobs sold for $218,750 on November 13. Image courtesy of Julien’s Auctions
Brown suede Birkenstocks that belonged to the late tech entrepreneur Steve Jobs sold for $218,750 on November 13. Image courtesy of Julien’s Auctions
Brown suede Birkenstocks that belonged to the late tech entrepreneur Steve Jobs sold for $218,750 on November 13. Image courtesy of Julien’s Auctions

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The California house where Steve Jobs co-founded Apple is a historical site, and now the sandals he wore while pacing its floors have been sold for nearly $220,000. The brown suede Birkenstocks dating to the mid-1970s, described as “well used,” set a record for the highest price ever paid for a pair of sandals, Julien’s Auctions said November 13.

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Morphy’s hits $2M jackpot with antique coin-op machines and advertising

Circa-1904 Caille Bros. 5-cent Roulette floor-model slot machine with seven coin-slots. Fresh to the market after being purchased from The Las Vegas Club hotel and casino in the 1970s. The finest original Caille Roulette machine Morphy’s specialists had ever seen, it sold at the midpoint of its pre-sale estimate for $246,000.

DENVER, Pa. – Beautiful coin-operated machines of a bygone era joined forces with stellar antique advertising this month to produce an auction payday at Morphy’s that exceeded $2 million. The Nov. 3-5, 2022 sale, with absentee and Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers, featured more than 1,600 premier lots. All shared a common thread that was best explained by Morphy Auctions CEO Tom Tolworthy, a noted coin-op expert who personally cataloged the auction.

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Climate activists get a month in prison for Vermeer protest

The Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, the Netherlands, photographed in 2011. On November 2, two Belgian climate change activists who used Vermeer’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ in a stunt meant to draw attention to their cause were each sentenced to one month in prison. A third suspect will appear in court on November 4. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Wolfgang Pehlemann. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Germany license.
The Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, the Netherlands, photographed in 2011. On November 2, two Belgian climate change activists who used Vermeer’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ in a stunt meant to draw attention to their cause were each sentenced to one month in prison. A third suspect will appear in court on November 4. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Wolfgang Pehlemann. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Germany license.
The Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, the Netherlands, photographed in 2011. On November 2, two Belgian climate change activists who used Vermeer’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ in a stunt meant to draw attention to their cause were each sentenced to one month in prison. A third suspect will appear in court on November 4. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Wolfgang Pehlemann. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Germany license.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Two Belgian activists who targeted Johannes Vermeer’s iconic Girl with a Pearl Earring painting in a climate protest last week were sentenced on November 2 to two months in prison, with prosecutors saying their action “crossed a line” of acceptable protest. Half of the sentence was suspended by a judge in The Hague, meaning the men will serve one month. A third suspect is due in court Friday. Their identities were not released, in line with Dutch privacy rules.

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