A rare Chinese vase dating from the 18th century has sold for nearly £1.5 million ($1.8 million) at auction.The gilded blue artifact was initially valued at £150,000 ($186,000), according to Dreweatts, the English auction house ...
The largest white diamond to ever come up for auction has been sold for 21,681,000 CHF ($21.9 million) at Christie’s in Geneva.The 228.31-carat, pear-shaped gemstone — dubbed “The Rock” — originated from South Africa, where ...
A near three-century-old instrument lauded as a Leonardo da Vinci of violins could fetch as much as 10 million euros ($10.6 million) when it is auctioned next month, the French house overseeing the sale said.Crafted in ...
The world’s largest blue diamond ever to come to auction has sold for 450,925,000 HKD, or $57.5 million.Named “The De Beers Cullinan Blue,” the massive 15.10-carat step-cut gem sold at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong after ...
A drawing by Michelangelo, discovered in 2019, will be offered for sale next month by Christie’s and could fetch 30 million euros ($33 million), the British auction house said on Tuesday.The drawing, one of the ...
A miniature unpublished manuscript written by Charlotte Brontë when she was 13 years old will go on sale for $1.25 million at a New York City book fair later this month.The work titled “A Book ...
Auction houses Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Bonhams have canceled sales of Russian art in London in June, part of the art market’s response to Western sanctions on Russia as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine.The auction ...
Hendrix gave the manuscript – which contains lyrics to Purple Haze B-side, 51st Wedding Anniversary – to two fans after realizing he had no blank paper to sign. A lyric sheet that was torn in ...
One of the most valuable blue diamonds to ever feature at an auction could sell for more than $48 million, according to Sotheby’s.Named “The De Beers Cullinan Blue,” it is the biggest vivid blue diamond to ...
A 555.55-carat black diamond that is truly from out of this world has been unveiled by auction house Sotheby’s Dubai.The rare gem, which Sotheby’s has dubbed “The Enigma,” is believed to have come from outer ...