Diana Pearl of CNN Style was spot on. The technology has brought more shoppers into the market to buy lab-grown diamonds for themselves, rather than simply waiting for their partners or others to do so. Sign of the times really.
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Thursday, November 02, 2023
Friday, June 09, 2023
Estrela de FURA: 55.22
The largest ruby has been sold for US$34.8 million at Sotheby's on June 8, 2023. Take a look.
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Friday, March 17, 2023
The History Of The World-Famous Crown Jewels In The Coronation Year
The Crown Jewels are the most powerful symbols of the British Monarchy and hold deep religious, historic, and cultural significance.
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Friday, October 01, 2021
George Condo: Ideals Of the Unfound Truth
Thinking different. At Hauser & Wirth in London, from October 13-December 23, 2021. Must visit.
Monday, July 12, 2021
Watches Of The USSR
These timepieces have an incredible story to tell. Get to know Dashiell Oatman-Stanford.
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Figure
Figure, the 61-foot-long artwork was sold for US$65 million at Poly Auction in Beijing on June 6, 2021. The handscroll is the work of Xu Yang, who was recruited as a court painter by the Qianlong Emperor in the 1750s. It depicts scenes in Beijing during the aftermath of military campaigns to consolidate the emperor's power in China's west---conflicts that would later form part of his so-called Ten Great Campaigns.
Three Treasures
The Three Treasures collected by Stuart Weitzman has been sold at Sotheby's auction in New York on June 8, 2021. The 1933 Double Eagle was sold for a record US$18,872,250; The Inverted Jenny Plate Block was sold for US$4,860,000; The British Guiana One Cent Black on Magenta was sold for US$8,307,000. Great storytellers.
Monday, May 24, 2021
The Sakura Diamond
The 15.81 carat purple pink diamond, with the natural color resembling sakura (Japanese cherry blossom) has been sold for US$29.3 million at Christie's Hong Kong.
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Friday, May 07, 2021
Stephanie de Beauharnais Jewels
Jewelry set once belonging to Stephanie de Beauharnais, Grand Duchess of Baden and the adoptive daughter of Napoleon Bonaparte, is going up for auction 200 years after Napoleon's death. The jewels will be sold individually at Christie's in Geneva on May 12, 2021. As always, auctions are full of surprises.
Tuesday, February 09, 2021
Office Pod Concept
Take a look at Nissan's office pod, a new kind of remote working.
Useful links: https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/nissan-concept-office-pod I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSyMUr7cRXg
Monday, February 08, 2021
Saturday, January 30, 2021
Sandro Botticelli Portrait Sold For Over US$92 Million
One of the last Sandro Botticelli portraits left in private hands has been sold at auction for more than US$92 million at Sotheby's New York. Collectors pay for rarity.
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
The World's Most Expensive Watches
I think Patek Philippe is a watch collector's first choice. While astronomical price tags often come down to rarity and preciousness, a great story certainly helps.
Saturday, December 12, 2020
Yves Tanguy
The tale behind the painting by Surrealist Yves Tanguy in a trash container at Dusseldorf Airport is almost surreal as the painting itself, whose title has not been identified. What a happy ending!
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
The Box Logo Collection
James Bogart's Box Logo Collection will be presented as a private sale alongside an online auction of other rare Supreme items at Christie's in New York. The collection, described by the Christies as a holy grail for Supreme fans and collectors, contains 253 different shirts released between 1994 to 2020, the entire course of the brand's history. I can hardly wait to see the results from the auction sale.
Saturday, October 31, 2020
An Ultra-rare Coin
Bought by an anonymous bidder for US$3.5 million, the aureus coin features a portrait of Marcus Junius Brutus, one of the ringleaders in the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC. Despite its age, the coin is in near mint condition, and is one of the only three known to exist.
Friday, October 02, 2020
Minty
The collection, Minty, titled after Harriet Tubman's childhood nickname, features illustrations by Cape Town artist Shakil Solanki and tailored styles in hand-printed silk taffeta and handwoven cotton from Sindiso Khumalo's workshop in Burkina Faso. Hats off to Sindiso Khumalo.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Can Lab-grown Diamonds Replace The Real Thing?
Not really. Natural diamonds and lab-grown diamonds or synthetic diamonds have found their space and opportunity in the consumer market. Natural rubies, sapphires and emeralds have coexisted with synthetic or lab-grown rubies, sapphires and emeralds for decades and the same should be possible with diamonds.
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