“The Mediterranean Blue,” a 10.3-carat fancy vivid blue diamond sold for $21.5 million during Sotheby’s sale of High Jewelry in Geneva on Tuesday. It was not only the top lot of the sale, but it was the marquee item during the series of jewelry auctions held in Geneva. The bidding for the cushion modified brilliant-cut […]
The renowned Australian wine critic is set to sell the last 100 lots of his personal collection, located in the Yarra Valley’s Coldstream Hills, as he relocates to Sydney. James Halliday is set to auction off the last of his private wine collection as the renowned critic and author relocates to Sydney. It’s the second […]
Men’s and women’s watches were prominent on the wrists of the invited guests, who ranged from two members of the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles to WNBA basketball stars to award-winning actors. For the first time since 2003, the Met Gala held Monday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art had a men’s style theme: “Superfine: […]
The 23.24-carat “Golconda Blue” fancy vivid blue diamond has been pulled from the May 14 Christie’s Magnificent Jewels sale. If it went to auction it would have been the largest fancy blue diamond to have been presented at a public sale. Its estimate was US$35 – $50 million. Christie’s provided a brief statement saying the […]
Following a world tour spanning China and the UK, Van Cleef & Arpels has landed in Sydney with a rare public showcase – featuring a working gold zip necklace, a floating ruby flower, and more than a century of craftsmanship. Van Cleef & Arpels has always taken a measured approach to growth. Founded in Paris […]
Data from the research firm reveals that a Hermes Birkin in black togo leather might be the best luxury investment you can make. Ultra high-end handbags are up 2.8 per cent on 2024. The global Luxury Items Index compiled by Knight Frank fell by more than 3 per cent in 2024. There were a couple […]
The National Gallery of Victoria is packing up some of its most treasured Indigenous artworks and loaning them to museums in Colorado, Oregon, Massachusetts, and Ontario, Canada. When Gulumbu Yunupiŋu created paintings of Arnhem Land’s night sky, she used crosses to represent the stars we can see, and a network of dots to symbolise those […]
Scuba divers off the coast of southern Sweden recently came across a wreck roughly 190 feet below the surface of the Baltic Sea. It wasn’t a new discovery. The scuttled schooner from the mid-19th century was initially found back in 2016 and has been registered with the country’s National Antiquities Office ever since. Unbeknownst to […]
South Australia’s top winemakers share what makes for a cellar-worthy wine – and their top cellaring picks for 2024. Michael Fragos, chief winemaker for South Australian vineyard, Chapel Hill, has been crowned McLaren Vale’s Bushing Monarch thrice – he produced the best wine in show in 1997, 1999 and 2010. He’s won a few more […]
Fancy colored diamonds made their mark at Christie’s Magnificent Jewels sale, held Tuesday in New York. The top lot of the sale was “The Eden Rose,” a 10.2-carat internally flawless round brilliant fancy intense pink diamond. It sold for $13.3 million, beating its $12 million high estimate. Chrsitie’s said the diamond exhibits a pure pink […]