In all, last week’s sales, which spanned jewels, watches, wine, and handbags, achieved 137 percent of the combined lots’ presale low estimates. Collectors from all over the globe placed bids, and 52 ...

A sculpture by Isamu Noguchi leads Christie’s auction of works from the collection of John D Rockefeller III and Blanchette ...

Private collections featuring Victorian jewels, a “rainbow” of fancy-colored diamonds, and pieces by JAR, headline Christie’s ...

A striking colored-diamond ring is the star of Christie’s upcoming jewelry sale. The 5.7-carat fancy intense blue diamond ring leads the auction house’s Magnificent Jewels auction with an estimate of ...

Over her celebrated career, Joan Rivers made fashion part of her branding. She was known for wearing extravagant, glamorous ensembles. Rivers was the owner of several dazzling jewelry pieces.

Can love be measured by the price of a stone? Ask Prince Aga Khan, who commissioned Cartier Paris in 1960 to create a Colombian emerald brooch to give a gift to his then-wife, Nina Dyer. While the ...

La Peregrina Pearl, gifted to Tayor by Richard Burton, was discovered in 1516, and was once part of the Spanish Crown Jewels and worn by royals like Mary I of England. It is 56 cts and sold in 2011 ...

In a conference call with reporters this morning, Christie’s CEO Guillaume Cerutti and fellow execs gave a rundown of the auction house’s performance over the first six months of the year. The short ...

Live jewelry auctions in New York are easily keeping pace with multi-million-dollar watch auctions, and they remain the best venue for large diamonds, gemstones and signed pieces. Sotheby’s ...