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Jewelry from the estate of Rita Dee Hassenfeld was sold in Chicago last week, with all top 10 lots exceeding pre-sale high estimates.
The 16.08-carat cushion-shaped diamond is expected to sell for as much as $28 million at the Christie’s Geneva jewelry auction next month.
The 24-karat gold leaf grand piano that Elvis Presley played in the music room of his Graceland home could garner up to $700,000 when it goes up on the block next month.
Called “Yorick,” the meteorite is carved into the shape of a life-size skull and weighs more than 46 pounds.

Newly named the “Pink Josephine” and sold Tuesday at Christie’s Geneva, the 16.08-carat stone set a new world auction record price for a vivid pink diamond.
The Chaumet Art Deco emerald and diamond necklace could garner as much as $274,000 when it goes up for sale next month as part of Christie’s auction of property from the late Margaret Thatcher.
A platinum and diamond necklace made in 1939 for Queen Nazli of Egypt will be up for auction at Sotheby’s Dec. 9 sale of Magnificent Jewels in New York.
A platinum and diamond Van Cleef & Arpels necklace worn by the Queen Nazli of Egypt in 1939 sold for just under its high-sale estimate at Sotheby’s New York this week.
Women’s wear and jewelry brand MalaikaRaiss has acquired a license from production company Lucasfilm to create a 20-piece Star Wars-themed collection to launch this fall, ahead of the much-anticipated new movie.
It is, in fact, being projected by Miragii, a “smart” necklace in the crowd-funding phase that projects incoming text messages and calls onto the wearer’s hand.

The designer displayed her four collections, which are inspired by nature and use karat gold, platinum and oxidized silver to create organic looks.

Commissioned by a private client, Vacheron Constantin’s new Ref. 57260 is a one-of-a-kind, double-dial watch boasting 57 complications and more than 2,800 components.
A Rolex Sea-Dweller Ref. 1665 that once belonged to oceanographer and filmmaker Philippe Cousteau Sr. exceeded its pre-sale estimate when it sold for $183,750 at Antiquorum Tuesday.
One of the earliest-known Rolex Sea-Dweller Ref. 1665 watches that belonged to filmmaker and oceanographer Philippe Cousteau is expected to fetch up to $150,000 when it hits the auction block at Antiquorum Auctioneers later this month.
The Henry Graves Supercomplication, the most complicated watch ever made entirely by human hand, cemented its status as the most valuable watch in auction history when it sold for $24 million at Sotheby’s Geneva Tuesday.
Watches given as gifts by two members of American “royalty”--an Omega Constellation owned by Elvis Presley as well as a Patek Philippe from former vice president of the United States Nelson Rockefeller--will highlight Antiquorum’s upcoming watch auction in New York.
An Omega Black Dial Constellation Calendar once owned by “The King” nearly doubled its highest estimate at a recent Antiquorum auction.

Le Vian is launching a line of jewelry watches aimed at filling a gap in the market for diamond-set women’s timepieces that hit a certain price point.
Exclusive prototypes, limited and special edition watches, and artwork relating to the brand’s designs are all part of the huge lot of Swatch stuff Sotheby’s is offering this April.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s Jaeger-LeCoultre could fetch up to $21,000 at the auction house’s May 10 sale in Geneva.
The watch that belonged to the five-star general known for his service in Pacific theater during World War II more than quadrupled its highest pre-sale estimate.
The Antiquorum Watch Boutique is an online watch store that focuses primarily on accessibly priced watches.
The auction house is selling the Omega Constellation Elizabeth Taylor gave to Richard Burton in 1970, after he was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Purchased during Silverstone Auctions’ Salon Privé sale, the 1970 Constellation was a gift from Burton’s longtime love, Elizabeth Taylor.