How much would you pay for a pink diamond? Would you pay $9.5 million? Someone paid this high amount at Christie’s auction in New York Tuesday. The 5.50-carat oval-cut fancy vivid pink diamond with VVS1 clarity was top lot, making over $2 million more than the pre-sale estimate. Also featured in the sale was a […]
The Great Bambino’s Gold Watch
Posted on June 10th, 2014 by Joe G
In 1948, baseball legend George Herman “Babe” Ruth was gifted a gold pocket watch in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Yankee Stadium. That same watch was put up for auction online mid May. The 14-karat gold Longines watch is the only significant artifact related to Ruth offered to the public by his family. It […]
A Highly “Revered” Piece
Posted on June 5th, 2014 by Joe G
A piece of American trivia: Do you remember who supposedly said the phrase “The British are coming!”? If you said Paul Revere, you must have paid attention during your high school American History class! But did you also know Paul Revere was a silversmith? Around the year 1805 he made a gold thimble with the […]
Vase Sold for More than Five Times Estimated Price
Posted on June 3rd, 2014 by Joe G
John Moran Auctioneers’s recent auction featured a pottery vase which made much more than the estimate. The vase, designed and made by Frederick Hurten Rhead and his wife Agnes, is 18 inches and features a peacock and tree branches. Rhead taught at the People’s University in University City, Missouri, a school dedicated to promoting women’s […]
Patek Philippe Auction Will Feature Rare Titanium Piece
Posted on May 30th, 2014 by Joe G
Patek Philippe titanium watches are rarely seen at an auction, but Sotheby’s New York Important Watches auction will feature five! The private collection features the Ref 5001T Sky Moon Tourbillon, the only known example of a Sky Moon Tourbillon in titanium. The watch has a double dial and 12 complications – tourbillon, perpetual calendar, retrograde […]