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The 9.74ct Fancy Vivid blue diamond was bought by a private collector from Hong Kong who fought off competition from six other bidders during a tense 20-minute auction and went on to christen the record-breaking stone "The Zoe Diamond".

Auction The Zoe Diamond: Sothebys celebrates selling the most valuable blue diamond in the world

Christie's Important Jewels Sale also saw the sale of a pair of ruby and diamond earrings by Van Cleef & Arpels circa 1990, which sold for more than double their estimate, fetching £242,500 (estimate: £80,000-100,000).

Auction Maria Doulton picks out her favourite lots at Christies Important Jewels sale in London...

Jean Ghika, head of jewellery UK and Europe at Bonhams, says: “This necklace provides us with a unique insight into the levels of opulence and display at the 1911 Delhi Durbar and it is extremely rare to have such a magnificent jewel survive intact. The n

Auction Bonhams London to auction an extraordinary emerald and diamond necklace of Indian prove...

The star attraction at Christie's Important Jewels sale in London yesterday was the 14.66ct untreated sapphire known as The Royal Blue, which fetched £1,398,500 (estimate: £400,000-£500,000).

Auction The lots to watch at Christies Important Jewels sale in London on 26 November

This Graff Ruby ring set a new world auction record at Sotheby's Magnificent and Noble Jewels sale in Geneva in 2014 when it was sold back to Laurence Graff for $8.6m.

Auction World auction record for a ruby smashed at Sothebys Sale of Magnificent and Noble Jewels

A Cartier Tiger brooch and bracelet with diamonds, onyx and emeralds, once owned by the Duchess of Windsor, sold for $3.14 million at Christie's Geneva after a tense bidding battle between collectors both on the phone and in the auction room.

Auction Sale of most valuable sapphire in the world crowns Christies Important Jewels auction i...

Boodles Maze collection diamond bracelet in white gold.

Auction Getting lost in the new Boodles Maze jewels is all the more pleasurable when crafted in...

Henry Graves was brought up in the lap of luxury and obsessed with possessing the very best of everything, be it homes, antiques or paintings, and indulged his appetites with abandon.

Auction The Odyssey of the Graves Supercomplication: the most expensive pocket watch ever sold ...

The Van Cleef & Arpels Ludo Hexagone bracelet watch features a watch dial hidden behind a swathe of aquamarines.

Auction Results of Christies New York sale of Important Jewels 22 October 2014

Auction Big bucks for big gems expected at Christies New York sale of Important Jewels this fall

A brooch of royal provenance that once belonged to Empress Eugenie of France will be auctioned at Christie's Geneva on 11 November 2014 as part of its Magnificent Jewels sale (estimate: $2-3 million).

Auction A brooch of royal provenance that belonged to Empress Eugenie of France is up for aucti...

A 35.72ct step-cut Colombian emerald ring from the famous Muzo mine, which features an unusually rich and even blue-green colour and exceptional clarity, sold for US$4,345,361 (estimate: US$4-4.6 million).

Auction Sothebys Hong Kong: a record breaking pink diamond becomes the most valuable Fancy Pink...

A Graff yellow diamond brooch from Dimitri Mavrommatis’ private collection of jewels will go under the hammer at Sotheby's Geneva sale on 12 November 2014 (estimate: US$100,000-150,000).

Auction Rare Graff ruby leads Dimitri Mavrommatis private collection jewelry sale at Sothebys G...

Also up for auction at Bonhams Hong Kong this November is this Marina B Pauline torque necklace with cultured pearls, sapphires, diamonds, tourmalines and onyx (estimate: £15,600-23,450).

Auction Legendary Marina Bulgari jewellery collection to be auctioned at Bonhams Hong Kong this...

Sotheby's auction of Bunny Mellon's jewels this November in New York includes a Cartier Rivière necklace dating back to around 1900 featuring a tapered line of 29 old European-cut diamonds held together with a 4.20ct Fancy Deep Yellow diamond clasp (estim

Auction Sothebys New York: the extraordinary jewelry collection of Bunny Mellon set to be a fal...

A 1930s diamond and natural pearl ring on an engraved band which sold for £47,500 at Bonhams Fine Jewellery sale.

Auction Bonhams Fine Jewellery auction: the popularity of pearl jewellery shows no signs of aba...

The top lot in the Bonhams Ceres Collection auction was an octagonal intaglio ring in red garnet depicting Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. The ring, which was made in the 18th-19th century, soared past its pre-sale estimate of £1,000-1,500 to eventually se

Auction Rare and ancient cameo and intaglio rings triple pre-sale estimates at the Bonhams sale...

A 16th-17th century double portrait agate cameo ring to be auctioned by Bonhams London.

Auction Bonhams London to sell the most important collection of cameo and intaglio rings of the...

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