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Christie’s Fine Jewelry, Luxury Goods Sales Spike in First Half of 2025
GOING FOR GOLD: Demand for fine jewelry is rising, regardless of whether those gems are selling in luxury stores, or at auction. On Wednesday, Richemont reported an 11 percent...
EXCLUSIVE: Dinh Van to Mark 60th Anniversary With Christie’s Retrospective in Paris
PARIS — Ask a design student when they think a Dinh Van jewel was made and the answer might surprise you. “When I was a teacher at Geneva’s Haute...
Patek Philippe’s 3974R: ‘Most Complicated Wristwatch’ Goes to Auction
Christie’s forthcoming live auction, “Important Watches Featuring Stories in Time: A Collection of Exceptional Watches,” begins June 9 in New York City. The auction continues Christie’s long-held position as...
Inside Joan Rivers’ Iconic Personal Jewelry Collection and Its $2.5M Christie’s Auction: Black Diamonds, Pearls and More Gems
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....
With Guarantees Galore, Christie’s Has a Rocky Start to Auction Week
Chandelier bidding. Quiet phone banks. Executives wiping their brows.One of the most anticipated auctions of the season proved to be anticlimactic on Monday evening at Christie’s in New York,...
Art From the Bass House in Texas to Be Sold at Christie’s
Art that once hung in the Fort Worth, Texas, home that was shared by the billionaire Sid Bass and his first wife Anne will be part of Christie’s Spring...
Largest Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond Ever Offered at Auction, The Golconda Blue, to Lead Christie’s Geneva Sale
Christie’s is getting ready to present The Golconda Blue, the largest Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond ever to be offered at auction. Weighing 23.24 carats, this gemstone will headline Christie’s...
As Art Sales Fall, Christie’s and Sotheby’s Pivot to Luxury
When art works fetch spectacular auction prices, like the record $450.3 million for Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” in 2017, the world’s focus turns for a moment to the...