White Diamond Fetches Record $30.6 Million at HK Auction

A 118.28-carat white diamond broke a world record Monday when it fetched more than $30 million at a Hong Kong auction. The sparkling translucent stone was sold to a phone bidder at the Sotheby’s auction for H...

Historic Diamond ‘Beau Sancy’ Sells For $9.7 Million

A centuries-old diamond passed down through generations of European royalty fetched nine million Swiss francs ($9.7 million) at auction in Geneva on Tuesday. The 34.98-carat “Beau Sancy” diamond measures 2.3...

Sotheby’s Launches In-House Champagne Brand

Sotheby’s has launched its own private-label champagne, the first from an auction house. A bottle costs $29.99 and a magnum $69.95. The bubbly is being produced by sixth-generation French champagne house R &...

Andy Warhol Double Elvis Expected To Fetch US$50 Million

One of Andy Warhol’s most iconic works, Double Elvis (Ferus Type), is expected to fetch US $50 million when it hits the auction block in May. According to Sotheby's, the 1963 painting epitomises the pop art ...

Yellow Sun-Drop Diamond Sells For $11 Million

A 110-carat yellow jewel called the Sun Drop Diamond, thought the biggest of its kind in the world, sold for a record 10 million francs ($10.9 million) at auction in Geneva. The gem was discovered in South A...

Rare Pink Diamond Fetches $10.8 Million

An extremely rare translucent pink diamond fetched a price of $10.8 million at a Sotheby’s auction on Tuesday, the third-highest price ever paid for one of the pink stones at auction. “It is the third-highes...

Picasso Painting Of Beloved Muse Heads To Auction

A Picasso painting of a beloved muse is the highlight of Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern Art Auction in London next month. The 1932 expression of Picasso’s love for his young mistress, Marie-Therese Walte...