Christie’s Magnificent Jewels Auction Highlights 2011
Christie’s annual Magnificent Jewels auctions always attract the crème de la crème of the jewellery, design and art world, not to mention a fair few celebs with a deep pocket or two. It seems that...
View Article77 Days A Week: The Week in Review 31st Jan – 04th Feb
Monday As chilly January turned to gloomy February last week, a startling statistic came to light. According to the National Retail Federation in America, US shoppers are going to up their jewellery...
View ArticleA ring from Napoleon to Josephine and a ring from us to you… For a 10th of...
In 1796, a 26 year old soldier named Napoleon Bonaparte, after a 2 week engagement, married 32 year old divorcée Josephine de Beauharnais and caused a society scandal. In spite of the controversy and...
View ArticleFancy Blue Diamond sells for over £6 million!
When Seventy Seven Diamonds heard there was a diamond auction taking place in London this week, our eyes and ears were scouring for extra details. We soon learned the an extremely rare blue diamond set...
View ArticleSomething old, something new, something borrowed, something BLUE!
Another auction has taken place that has grabbed our attention in the Seventy Seven Diamonds office. Unlike the auction we mentioned last week that took place in London, this auction took place in New...
View Article118ct Diamond goes to auction – and you get to name it!
Last week, 77 Diamonds reported on the Premier Blue diamond set to go to auction next month at Sotheby’s. Also due to go to auction is a 118ct flawless diamond that is the largest diamond to ever go on...
View ArticleOn the 9th Day of Christmas, My True Love Gave to Me: 9 CARAT PINK DIAMOND!
Nothing is more festive than a 9 carat purplish pink diamond, so the 9th day of our Christmas sing-along is: On the 9th Day of Christmas, My True Love Gave to Me: 9 CARAT PINK DIAMOND! Sold at auction...
View ArticleDiamonds at Auction: We review the Top 10 Coloured Diamonds Sold by...
The diamond trading network Rapaport recently listed the top ten fancy coloured diamonds to have gone to auction at both Christie’s and Sotheby’s. We take a look at the lists and show you some images...
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