Sotheby’s has successfully concluded its inaugural auction in Saudi Arabia, marking a significant milestone for the region’s burgeoning art and luxury market. Held in the historic city of Diriyah on February 8, the highly anticipated ‘Origins’ sale brought in over $17 million (£13.7 million), drawing global interest from collectors across multiple continents. A Night of […]

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Three separate shipments of counterfeit jewelry with a combined value of more than $10m (if genuine) were seized entering the US in a 24-hour period. A total of 2,387 items fraudulently branded with Van Cleef and Arpels, Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Gucci, Dior, Prada, Bvlgari and Cartier trademarks, among others, were intercepted by U.S. Customs and […]

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A Cartier bracelet featuring a flawless D-color 63.66-carat pear-shaped white diamond and rock crystal is to be auctioned at Sotheby’s Hong Kong with an estimate of $5.1m to $8.4m. The Art Deco-inspired piece (pictured), part of the L’Odyssée de Cartier – Parcours d’un Style high jewelry collection, took almost 2,000 hours to create. Also headlining […]

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