Three colored gems stole the show at Sotheby’s spring Magnificent Jewels auction Tuesday. An emerald-cut Kashmir sapphire set a record for price per carat paid for a sapphire. The gem weighs in at 28.18 carats, and was sold for just under $5.1 million. This gem, however, did not fetch the highest price at the auction. A […]
30 Years After His Death, Welles’ Legacy Survives
Posted on April 29th, 2014 by Joe G
Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane, 1941, is considered one of the best American films of all time. A number of collectibles related to the director, who died nearly 30 years ago, were auctioned Saturday at Heritage Auctions in New York. Welles’ daughter, Beatrice, says she did not have the emotional strength to look through her father’s belongings, which […]
National Coin Week
Posted on April 24th, 2014 by Joe G
April 20-26 is National Coin Week, and in honor of the occasion The Central States Numismatic Society is offering “The Riverboat Collection” of territorial and private gold coins through Heritage Auctions today. The collection consists of 63 pieces, many of which are rare and have historical importance, as products of the California Gold Rush, the […]
Crystal Clear
Posted on April 21st, 2014 by Joe G
Are you familiar with Lalique? The French crystal maker recently hosted private viewings in the United States for its new collection of necklaces. The pieces are a part of the brand’s first fine jewelry collection in more than 100 years, inspired by Lalique’s founder Rene Lalique’s sketches of wings drawn in the late 19th to […]
The Limitless Diamond
Posted on April 17th, 2014 by Joe G
A man who has spent years hunting diamonds has finally hit the jackpot. Crater of the Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas is known as one of the top locations for finding treasures, which is why David Anderson decided to move to the area. Regularly searching the area for diamonds, Anderson has found hundreds, but […]