Posts Tagged ‘Christie’s’
Saturday, January 28th, 2017
We recently had the opportunity and pleasure to examine this sweet Faberge necklace from the early 20th century. The necklace is fabricated from 14 karat yellow gold and silver, set with rose cut Diamonds and a beautiful pear shaped Aquamarine. The delicate chain is handmade from platinum. Our client has a wonderful family provenance for […]
Tags: Aquamarine, Auction House, auctioneer, Christie's, estate appraisal, Faberge, hand engraving, Mardon, Mariinskiy Opera, platinum, Rose cut, Russo-Japanese War, silver on gold, Sothebys, St. Petersburg
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Friday, July 10th, 2015
Great news for our client–this beautiful Art Deco watch, mentioned in our previous blog, did very well at Sotheby’s Important Watch Auction, June 11. The piece sold for a hammer price of $13,000, almost double the reserve price. Yay! As you can see from this image from the auction catalog, Sotheby’s does a wonderful job promoting their […]
Tags: Art Deco, Christie's, jewelry auction, Sothebys, Vacheron Constantin
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Friday, May 22nd, 2015
Mardon has placed a rare vintage watch for a client in this upcoming Important Watch Auction held at Sotheby’s New York venue. It’s Lot # 163, page 136 – you can browse the catalog at this URL, http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/2015/watches-n09368.html# This last year, we’ve added Jewelry Auctions to the list of services available through our extensive network of experts and […]
Tags: Best of Inland Empire 2015, Christie's, Estate Jewelry, Important Watches, Sothebys
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Saturday, September 6th, 2014
We’d like to thank our loyal customers for choosing us for the sixth year in a row as the Press Enterprise Reader’s Choice Best Jeweler. We truly appreciate your votes and your confidence in our small but mighty enterprise. The annual Reader’s Choice supplement will be published in tomorrow’s Sunday Press Enterprise. Small businesses have to […]
Tags: Christie's, jewelry auctions, Sothebys
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Thursday, January 26th, 2012
Last year, after Elizabeth Taylor’s passing, the gem world was all abuzz with the upcoming auction of her famous jewelry collection. Noted auction house, Christie’s, New York would hold an evening sale, December 13, 2011. When all the bids were in, the sale fetched record amounts for most of her pieces, including almost $12,000,000 for […]
Tags: Cartier, Christie's, cultured pearls, Elizabeth Taylor, John Latendresse, La Peregrina, natural pearl, pearl doctor, pearl peeling, pearly mussel, Roskin Gem News
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