Who are some of your favorite musicians? Many recognizable names, from Hendrix to McCartney to Zappa, would not have achieved their fame without a man by the name of Les Paul, according to Arlan Ettinger, the president of auction house Guernsey’s on New York’s Upper East Side. Guernsey’s is auctioning off a prototype, known as […]
Sotheby’s Important Jewels Sale Displays Variety of Gems
Posted on February 3rd, 2015 by Joe G
This Thursday, February 5, will mark Sotheby’s New York’s 2015 “Important Jewels” sale. The sale includes jewelry designs from the last 100 years, with styles varying from antique, to retro, to contemporary. One of the highlighted pieces is a platinum ring featuring 14.78-carat oval-cut diamond, given a D color grade from the GIA — the […]
New Cartier Watch – It’s Complicated
Posted on January 27th, 2015 by Joe G
Each year, Cartier’s watchmaking department comes up with new ideas, designs and technical advancements to add to its collection of fine watches. This year it will introduce the Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication Skeleton, the most complicated watch ever produced by the company. Each complication, including a minute repeater, perpetual calendar, and flying tourbillon, is […]
New Year, New Coins
Posted on January 20th, 2015 by Joe G
The new year brings new coins. 2015 will bring annual highlights like Chinese Pandas and American Golden Eagles, but there are also coins that will be issued for the first time. Here are a few you can look forward to: JFK $1 Presidential Coin There have been several John F. Kennedy coins over the years, […]
Letter Written by Titanic Survivor Up for Auction
Posted on January 14th, 2015 by Joe G
A letter written by prominent fashion designer Lady Lucy Duff-Gordon, who survived the sinking of the Titanic, will go up for auction today in Boston. The letter was written to a friend in New York in the months after the ship’s sinking. Judging by its content, Duff-Gordon was unhappy with how things went for her […]