Sothebys New York Jewelry Sale Results Tapping into the holiday buying frenzy, Sotheby’s New York held its sale of Magnificent Jewels on December 6, 2006. The auction sold 79 percent by lot and 62,8 percent by value, garnering $18,419,280 against a presale estimate of $22 million to $29 million. The one day sale also included Castellani & Giuliano — The Judith H. [...] Jewelry Trends There are fashion trends in jewelry, just as there are in clothing, architecture, or cars. In the 1930s much commercial jewelry was made in whitegold, with platinum also widely used. The cool, grayish metals worked well with very streamlined designs, and were complementary to the industrialized style of design. Both metals fell out of favor [...] Jewelry Glossary Jewelry - objects such as rings and necklaces, made of precious materials, which people wear as decoration. They are usually made of gold and silver and decorated with pearls or precious stones (rare valuable stone, such as a diamond, a ruby, an emerald etc.) There are different sorts of jewelry: 1. Some of them people wear on [...] Zircon Zircon is a natural gemstone. It comes in a variety of colors such as colorless, white, blue, green, dark red, yellow, brown and orange. Its brilliant luster and fire combined with its hardness and range of colors makes it a most desirable gem. The natural gemstone zircon is often misunderstood with the laboratory grown and inexpensive [...] Diamond Engagment Rings - How to Choose? After being together for some time, you’ve decided that it’s time that you two should get married. But before that, you need to propose to her. To do this, you will need to have the perfect diamond engagement ring to accomplish this. It has to be something that shows your love and dedication to her. [...] |