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- $20m Pink Diamond Pulled from Sotheby's Sale
on 18 November 2025 at 6:00 amThe Glowing Rose, a 10.08-carat vivid pink diamond that was expected to sell for around $20m was pulled from Sotheby's High Jewelry Sale in Geneva last week. It was withdrawn prior to the sale on 12 November. A notice on the Sotheby's website simply said...
- 6.17-ct Fancy Pink could Fetch $1.8mon 16 November 2025 at 7:00 am
A 6.17-carat fancy pink diamond is expected to fetch up to $1.8m in an online auction. The Angelina belonged to Willa Dean Lyon, wife of Maj Gen William Lyon, and was named after their granddaughter. Maj Gen Lyon was a successful businessman and real ...
- Napoleon's Diamond Brooch Smashes Estimate, Sell for $4.4mon 14 November 2025 at 4:00 am
A diamond brooch, seized from Napoleon Bonaparte as he was defeated by the Prussian army in 1815, sold for $4.4m at Sotheby's Geneva - more than 17 times its pre-sale high estimate. The brooch, which can also be worn as a pendant, features a large...
- Iconic Rainbow Collection Hits Low Estimateon 13 November 2025 at 5:00 am
The Rainbow Collection of more than 300 fancy colored diamonds, assembled during a 40-year career by Eddy Elzas, sold for just over its low estimate at Christie's Geneva (on 11 November). The pre-sale estimate for the collection, around 350 carats spanning...
- 9.51-ct Mellon Blue Sells for $25.6mon 12 November 2025 at 9:00 am
The famed Mellon Blue diamond sold yesterday (11 November) for $25.6m, setting a record for Christie's but falling well short of the $32.6m it fetched in November 2014. The 9.51-carat fancy vivid blue, internally flawless, pear-shaped diamond b...