Diamond 18K yellow gold ring, est. $3,000-$5,000
ALAMEDA, Calif. – Michaan’s Auctions greets the new year with a Gallery Auction on Saturday, January 15, starting at 1 pm Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Van Cleef & Arpels sapphire ring, $187,500
DALLAS – The annual Holiday Jewelry Signature® Auction became the capstone event of the best year ever recorded in fine jewelry at Heritage Auctions. This last Signature® jewelry event of the year surpassed estimates to reach a total of $4.7 million – boosting total 2021 jewelry sales beyond $21 million, a 52% increase from the 2019 total of $13.8 million.
Rembrandt van Rijn, ‘Self-Portrait with Saber,’ $20,000
DALLAS — Dallas Auction Gallery realized strong results in Contemporary art in their November 17 Fine and Decorative Art Auction. The sale featured a large selection of contemporary art from Dallas’ TXU Energy Corporate Art Collection, all of which was formerly part of the LA-based Atlantic-Richfield (ARCO) corporate art collection.
Cartier Pasha minute repeater watch, designed by Gerald Genta, CA$64,900
NEW HAMBURG, Canada – A Cartier Pasha minute repeater men’s watch slipped onto a new wrist for $64,900 in Miller & Miller Auctions’ bi-annual Watches & Jewels sale held November 20. Offered were luxury watches and fine jewelry, with vintage and collectible watches from names like Rolex, Tudor, Omega, Patek Philippe, Corum and Panerai. All prices quoted are in Canadian dollars.
Buccellati diamond and 18K bi-color gold ring, est. $1,000-$1,500
SAN FRANCISCO – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present a Holiday Auction on Saturday, December 11, featuring 320 lots of fine and decorative art, Asian art and antiques, silver and jewelry. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Burmese ruby and diamond bracelet, est. $130,000-$330,000
CHICAGO – On December 7, Hindman Auctions will present an Important Jewelry auction with stunning examples of rubies, sapphires, emeralds and colored diamonds. Festive jewelry that will be offered includes an impressive collection of pieces from Van Cleef & Arpels as well as jewelry by notable makers Cartier, Suzanne Belperron, Graff, Oscar Heyman, Seaman Schepps and Tiffany & Co. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
NASA large format chromogenic photograph of an Apollo 17 view of the planet Earth, est. $800-$1,200
CLEVELAND – Gray’s Auctioneers is delighted to announce a 388-lot auction to take place December 1. It will feature a unique collection of NASA memorabilia and collectibles from James Foster Fanseen. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Alex Sepkus 18K yellow gold, diamond and spessartite ring, est. $19,500-$20,000
NEW YORK – On Sunday, November 14, starting at 7 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will hold an auction of Designer Jewelry and Watches. The 573-lot sale includes a 1981 Tiffany & Co. Paloma Picasso 18K yellow gold, platinum and diamond link necklace; a vintage Audemars Piguet 18K white gold and diamond ladies’ watch; a Hermes H D’Ancre 18K white gold and diamond bangle bracelet; an Alex Sepkus 18K yellow gold and diamond ring featuring a large orange spessartite stone; a Pasquale Bruni 18K white gold and diamond necklace; a set of 18K yellow gold and lapis lazuli cufflinks by Bulgari; a vintage IWC (International Watch Company) pocket watch in 18K yellow gold; and literally hundreds more outstanding and exquisite pieces. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Left, a Rolex Big Red Daytona Cosmograph, $125,000, and right, a 6.17-carat round brilliant-cut diamond ring, $137,500
LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Rago/Wright‘s Fall Jewelry/Watches & Timepieces sale, held October 20, did not disappoint. The event was also the first presentation of watches and timepieces under the Rago/Wright banner.
Diamond ring by Taffin, $387,500
CHICAGO – Hindman Auctions’ September 13 Important Jewelry auction realized more than $2.2 million, and tremendous bidding activity throughout the sale contributed to a 95% sell-through rate. A selection of diamond rings led the sale, with additional diamond lots also drawing active biding. Property from the collection of an elegant lady from Palm Beach, Florida; the collection of Mrs. A. Edward Allinson of Palm Beach, Florida and the Hirschfield estate of Santa Barbara, California, brought excellent results.