Aug. 10-11 sales at Clars span Asian art, jewelry and furniture

Chinese Ming dynasty cloisonne enameled gilt bronze meiping vase, estimated at $6,000-$9,000. Image courtesy of Clars Auction Gallery
Chinese Ming dynasty cloisonne enameled gilt bronze meiping vase, estimated at $6,000-$9,000. Image courtesy of Clars Auction Gallery

Chinese Ming dynasty cloisonne enameled gilt bronze meiping vase, estimated at $6,000-$9,000. Image courtesy of Clars Auction Gallery

OAKLAND, Calif. – Clars Auction Gallery will hold back-to-back sales in August: a Summer Fine Jewelry & Timepieces auction on Thursday, August 10, and a Design + Art + Fine Asian Art sale on Friday, August 11. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Fontaine’s welcomes 2023 with Fancy Intense yellow diamond ring, Jan. 28

18K white gold, yellow gold and diamond ring featuring a Fancy Intense yellow square radiant cut 12.04-carat diamond, estimated at $30,000-$50,000
18K white gold, yellow gold and diamond ring featuring a Fancy Intense yellow square radiant cut 12.04-carat diamond, estimated at $30,000-$50,000
18K white gold, yellow gold and diamond ring featuring a Fancy Intense yellow square radiant cut 12.04-carat diamond, estimated at $30,000-$50,000

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Fontaine’s Fine and Decorative Arts auction, scheduled for Saturday, January 28, starting at 11 am Eastern time, will tick all the boxes for major collecting categories. It will showcase Tiffany lighting and leaded glass windows as well as diamond jewelry, paintings, bronzes, silver tea services, American and European furniture and porcelain. The 550-lot auction sourced fine material from estates as far away as Los Angeles and Florida as well as across New England. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Large red diamond sets house record at Heritage, selling for $1.7M

Fancy orangy red diamond weighing 1.21 carats, $1.7 million. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Fancy orangy red diamond weighing 1.21 carats, $1.7 million. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Fancy orangy red diamond weighing 1.21 carats, $1.7 million. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

DALLAS — A 1.21-carat Fancy orangy red diamond shattered estimates September 29 when it sold for $1,755,000 in Heritage Auctions‘ Fall Fine Jewelry Signature® Auction. The final price was nearly 12 times the ultra-rare gemstone’s high estimate of $150,000 and was the highest price ever paid for an item of jewelry at Heritage Auctions.

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Burmese ruby bracelet headlines at Hindman Dec. 7

Burmese ruby and diamond bracelet, est. $130,000-$330,000
Burmese ruby and diamond bracelet, est. $130,000-$330,000
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.

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