World’s most expensive auctioned tiara: $12 million

Sotheby’s auction sale has beaten the world auction record of an emerald jewelry piece with a $12 million rare emerald and diamond tiara on May 23, 2011 Tuesday.

David Bennett, chairman of Sotheby’s jewelry department for Europe and the Middle East stated that “This evening’s results, across the board–in noble jewels, diamonds, colored gemstones, and pieces signed by the world’s greatest jewelers–show the extraordinary appetite among connoisseurs for rarity, quality and provenance.”

The Sotheby’s last Tuesday auction sales realized a total of $89 million.

On the other hand, a 10-carat, rare, fancy intense pink diamond ring was sold nearly $11 million. And a 56-carat heart-shaped diamond was sold more than $10 million.

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Maria Sharapova and Sasha Vujacic Engaged!

Tennis pro Maria Sharapova,23 and her fiancé Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Sasha Vujacic were engaged last Tuesday. 26-year-old basketball player, Vujacic popped out the question with a 7-carat cushion-cut diamond ring at his home in Manhattan Beach, California at their one-year anniversary. A three-time Grand Slam tennis champion Sharapova’s gorgeous diamond ring is set on a thick, split-shank platinum band.

Maria Sharapova showed off her beautiful and eye-catching engagement ring while walking through Venice Beach this weekend. The couple hasn’t set a wedding date yet.

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World’s Most Expensive Barbie Doll With Pink Necklace

The custom designed Barbie doll with a 1-carat pink diamond will go up for auction on October 20th at Christy’s auction house in New York City. Estimated price range for the most expensive barbie doll is between $300,000 to $500,000.

Jeweler Stefano Canturi, who designed the necklace on the doll, planned the auction to generate money for the Breast Cancer Foundation in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The necklace also features an emerald-cut diamond set in a geometric pattern. Along with the necklace, the Barbie doll is wearing a black strapless dress and stiletto heals.

According to the toy company Mattel -manufacturer of Barbie dolls- there are more than 100,000 Barbie collectors around the world and most of them are women with an average age of 40.

The highest priced Barbie ever sold at auction was for $17,091 at Christie’s London in 2006.

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Rare Blue Diamond of Bvlgari Up For Auction in New York Next Month

‘The BVLGARI Blue Diamond’ -the largest triangular-shaped fancy vivid blue diamond ever – is positioned to become one of the top-selling diamonds at auction in New York on October 20th, 2010.

The stunning two-stone diamond ring- set on a gold band with baguette-cut diamonds- features a stunning triangular-shaped Fancy Vivid blue diamond of 10.95 carats and colorless diamond of 9.87 carats in the same shape is expected to achieve in excess of $12 million at auction.

Rahul Kadakia, Head of Jewelry for Christie’s Americas commented in a release that “The appearance of this sensational jewel on the market is causing a huge stir amongst top jewelry collectors worldwide. This ring’s exceptional quality, rarity and size combined with the coveted imprimatur of the house of BVLGARI make this upcoming sale a truly special event in the world of jewelry and one that is certain to make auction history.”

“They are perfectly matched in size and shape. They may be different in terms of weight, but the measurements are perfect. These two stones are made for each other.”

The ring comes from a wealthy private European collector, who gave it to his wife in celebration of the birth of their first baby boy. The initial sale price in 1972 was about $1 million, a fortune at the time.

The ring was officially unveiled at Christie’s Geneva gallery on Tuesday and will move to Hong Kong and London before returning to New York.

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Would You Wear a Recycled Human Teeth Ring?

Since the trends in jewelry change day by day, Australian silversmith Polly van der Glas came up with a new idea of using human teeth on rings. The jewelry is made with all %100 real human teeth donated from people around the world.

All the jewelry is handmade in Melbourne, with sterling silver, human teeth and human hair. The silversmith carefully sterilizes the donated teeth and then sets them in sterling silver. Human hair is either locally donated or sourced from India and China. They also make earrings and necklaces from recycled teeth and human hair purses and earrings.

It isn’t too much different from animal teeth used for jewelry and accessories, but human teeth sounds little weird. Who would love to carry someone else’s tooth on his/her finger? Wearing the sweetheart of your life’s tooth on a ring as a promising ring would be a good idea. You always feel that a part of your partner is with you.

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Get a iPhone 4G Diamond Edition for Just $20,000.


Jeweler/gadget-monger Stuart Hughes is selling diamond-studded iPhone 4G diamond edition for $20,000 — but order quickly, limited edition of only 50 of these devices will be made.

The whole surrounding frame is encrusted with 6.5 carats VVS clarity , F-color diamonds. The back of the device features beautiful solid Platinum and Diamond Apple logo. Moreover, these gadgets come factory unlocked for worldwide use and also included a luxurious hand finished wallet made from real Ostrich foot.

For more information or to buy this diamond edition iPhone 4G, you should check Stuart Hughes website.

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Tragic Celebrity Gem Super Sale: Anne Hathaway’s Jewelry Auction

The princess of The Princess Diaries, Anne Hathaway’s jewelry items confiscated by the FBI. The jewelry belonging to actress Hathaway which was gifted from ex-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri is now up for auction. Follieri pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering for swindling over $50 million from investors by claiming he had inside ties to the Vatican in August 2008. He was sentenced to 4 and 1/2 years in prison for all of his charges.

Anne Hathaway’s all personal items received from ex-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri, be permanently relinquished to the United States government. The auction will be online for 30 days beginning December 12, 2010. Hathaway was offered the chance to bid for the jewelry first but the actress has declined with an indication that she just wants this chapter behind her.

The jewelry items up for auction include a $25,000 gold Rolex watch, a pair of silver diamond earrings, a silver chain with a cross pendant, two gold ring, a five-strand pearl necklace, a Louis Vuitton box, a Cartier figurine and a Tiffany clock which range from $5,000 to $25,000 in value.

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Sex and the City 2 Premiere…

Picking up two years after the first silver-screen installment, Sex and the City 2 is scheduled for release on Thursday, May 27, 2010. Before the film place in the movie theaters, the premiere of the movie was held in Radio City Music Hall last night.

The premiere was cheered up with the attendant of all the stars and production team including Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth, John Corbett, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Jason Lewis, Willie Garson, Mario Cantone, Alice Eve, Noah Mills and Max Ryan, plus director, screenwriter and producer Michael Patrick King.

Since it is Sex and the City, of course it was all about fashion! Sara Jessica Parker, known as Carrie in the movie, wore neon yellow one-stripe Valentino dress and sparkled her outfit with a three platinum and diamond Art Deco bracelets by Fred Leighton. Kristin Davis wore a vintage Jean Desses pink strapless gown that was so Charlotte. Kim Cattrall as Samantha, dazzled the blue carpet with a golden color gown embroidered with sparkling stones. She accessorized her gorgeous, sexy dress with gold drop earrings and diamond bracelet. On the other hand, Cynthia Nixon as Miranda, chose a strapless black dress. She finished her amazing look with diamond drop earrings.

In Sex and the City 2, upcoming sequel to the 2008 film Sex and the City, the fabulous foursome enter a new stage of their lives and fasten their Louboutin heels for a decadent adventure in glittering Abu Dhabi. Even with mature subject matter like marriage and kids, “SATC 2″ is still just as relatable as it was back when the ladies were thirty something and prowling the town for men.

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Women search for the engagement ring before they find the perfect mate.

According to the customer statistics from one of the online jewelry stores, single women shop for their engagement rings before they find their perfect mate they hope to marry.

The web-based data has been collected through a combination of backend website analytics and information provided voluntarily on customer inquiry forms over a period of 10 years.

Half of all single women in the data who visited the website browsed primarily in the engagement ring section of the website. This observation led to more clues to conclude that there is a tendency whereby women who shop for an engagement ring search for their perfect ring before they find their perfect mate.

Since women choose their perfect ring beforehand, guys should be careful what their perfect mate really wants. They should follow the hints that their future bride-to-be gives them. Yes! Women gives men the hints. If you didn’t realize those clues yet, open your eyes to see how she looks at her married friends’ rings or which engagement ring she looks at when you both pass the jewelry stores.

If you are ready to pop the question, don’t waste your time. Ask your perfect mate who is her favorite celebrity jewelry wearer. Go online, search for the most popular engagement rings, hot celebrity engagement rings. You’ll find the perfect ring that will dazzle her.

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