JEWELS OF THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF WINDSOR

Jewels formerly the property of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor went on auction  for a second time at Sotheby’s in London as part of the auction house’s Fine Jewels sale. Includes a number of cigarette cases, snuff boxes, cuff links and other   possessions, with personal engravings and messages

Christie's Jewels - The New York Sale

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E.H. Shepard’s original drawings for Winnie-the-Pooh books on auction

Sotheby's London will offer for sale the finest single collection of E.H. Shepard’s original drawings for Winnie-the-Pooh books to come to auction. This important collection includes the original drawing ‘He went on tracking, and Piglet . . . ran after him’ (est. £40,000-60,000). Also to be offered is a selection of significant A.A. Milne books, some of which are extremely limited editions and others that are signed or inscribed by the author.

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Wittelsbach Diamond goes on international market

A 17th century blue diamond, is expected to fetch in the region of $15 million when it goes on sale in December.

Christie's said on Monday it is putting the Wittelsbach Diamond on to the international market for the first time in almost 80 years.

"The appearance of a large blue diamond, among the rarest of colors, with a history that can be traced back to the 17th Century and 300 years of royal connections will surely be a thrilling occasion for all collectors of ... rare jewels," said Francois Curiel, international head of jewelry.

According to Christie's, King Philip IV of Spain selected the finest gemstones for the dowry of his 15-year-old daughter, the Infanta, upon her betrothal.

It is on public display at the auction house in King Street, St James's, London, on Friday 5 December and from Sunday 7 to Tuesday 9 December.

1997 McLaren F1 supercar sold for $4 million

The British-made 1997 McLaren F1 supercar sold for $4 million at RM Auctions'. The car on offer more than doubled its pre-sale estimate. The F1 on offer was the original Park Lane showroom model in pristine condition, and originally sold for $1 million reports affluentpageluxuryindex.

One of the first carbon fiber-bodied production cars, the F1 was the fastest street legal production car in the world for over a decade, the longest period the record has been held by any street legal or production car in the history of automobiles. A

1,000-year-old carved rock crystal ewer sells for $5.6 million

A 1,000-year-old carved rock crystal ewer, one of only seven known surviving examples, fetched 3.2 million pounds ($5.6 million) at a Christie's auction.

The ewer is the same one that came up for auction in Britain in January this year, when it was cataloged as a 19th century French claret jug and valued at 100-200 pounds reports Reuters.

In fact experts now believe it is an extremely rare ewer from the Fatimid dynasty which ruled parts of northern Africa and the Middle East in the 10th-12th centuries.

Jacques Brel's Notebooks For Auction

Sotheby's will notebooks, autographs and memorabilia of singer Jacques Brel. Brel, died thirty years ago. The sale consists of 94 lots.

Christie's to offer Lucian Freud portrait of Francis Bacon

Christie's will offer one of the two Lucian Freud portraits of Francis Bacon in its Post-War and Contemporary Art auction in London this October. The piece is estimated to reach bids of up to £7 million.

1937 Bugatti Breaks Auction Record

According to a report in The Wall Street Journal a 1937 Bugatti Type 37SC Atalante Coupe fetched a record value ($7.92 million) at the Gooding & Co’s annual Pebble Beach auction in California. Overall, the auction raked in $64.2 million

U2 To Auction Off Artwork

Rock band U2 , will auction a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting on July 1 at Sotheby's London. Untitled (Pecho/Oreja), completed in 1983, is estimated to sell for £4-6 million. U2 bassist Adam Clayton bought it in 1989, a year after Basqiat's death. It has hung in their Dublin studio ever since.

Christina Onassis’s Jewels Auction at Christie’s

Athina Onassis, will auction off jewelry that she inherited from her mother Christina. The jewelry collection is anticipated to generate £8 million on 11 June at Christie’s. The collection includes a pear-shaped 38-carat diamond estimated at up to £2.2 million, a ruby and diamond necklace by Van Cleef and Arpels expected to fetch £40,000, a rare Buddha by Carl Fabergé likely to generate £250,000 to £350,000 plus a 14.79 carat diamond ring £500,000-£700,000.

16th or 17th century silk Persian rug

A silk Persian rug, from the 16th or 17th century has sold at Christie's in New York for a record $4.45 million at auction, ( $729.87 per square inch). The rug was sold by Christie's auction house on behalf of the Newport Restoration Foundation. It was expected to fetch up to $1.5 million. The rug, which measures 7 feet, 7 inches by 5 feet, 7 inches, had been purchased by the late tobacco heiress Doris Duke in 1990. She left it to the foundation when she died.

Elisabeth Parker, head of Christie's rugs and carpets department, calls it an "amazing work of art" and says it has an intricate floral design and an unusually large number of colors, at 17.

Ferrari Leggenda e Passione Auction

RM Auctions in collaboration with Sotheby’s has announced the “Ferrari Leggenda e Passione” (Ferrari - Legend and Passion) set for June 18. LiveAuctioneers.com has opened bidding online, and will also carry streaming audio/video of the event.

Study for a Woman in Blue makes $39M at auction

The cubist oil painting by Fernand Leger sold in New York for more than $39 million Sotheby’s reports.

The auction house says the 1912-1913 painting, “Study for a Woman in Blue,” sold Wednesday for $39.2 million, a record for the 20th-century French artist. The painting’s pre-auction estimate was $35 million to $45 million. The abstract geometric painting shows a woman in a blue dress seated at a table with her hands in her lap.

Kate Spray wins GLAM's Best Dress Designer

Philadelphia’s Kate Spray nabbed the top prize in a national fashion design competition co-sponsored by www.Glam.com and MSN.com called “Be Discovered: Design a Dress.” Here is Kate’s winning design along with a gallery of finalists’ designs and profiles. Finalists’ dresses will be auctioned on eBay beginning Monday, May 5, and proceeds will go to benefit Dress for Success.

Christie's $400 Million Contemporary Art Auction

Christie's New York will host a Post-War and Contemporary Art sale on May 13 that could see a $400 million day. Christie's expects several records to be set. Highlights include Francis Bacon's 1976 Three Studies for Self -Portrait, estimated at $25 - $35 million; Lucian Freud nude, billed as the most important Freud painting ever offered at auction, also est. $25 - $35 million.

Robert A. Rosania champagne auction

Acker Merrall & Condit is auctioning off a fraction of champagne collector Robert A. Rosania's,immense collection of vintage bubbly at New York’s Cru restaurant. The 1,346 bottles, 303 magnums and 11 jeroboams include legendary champagne like 1914 Pol Roger (estimated at $8,000 to $15,000 a bottle), 1966 Krug Blanc de Blancs ($10,000 to $15,000) and 1964 Salon ($7,000 to $10,000). The Rosania sale, which also includes red gems like Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, could top $5 million, Acker says.

Empress Eugénie’s Brooch returns to The Louvre

The Louvre has acquired a diamond brooch originally planned for auction at Christie's New York April 15. The auction was canceled at the final hour due to court order. Empress Eugénie’s Brooch had a pre-sales estimate of $4 million to $6 million and was one of numerous lots for sale in Christie's Rare Jewels and Gemstones The eye of a connoisseur. The Louvre paid EUR6.72 million (almost $11 million.)

After the sale was canceled, a private sale of the brooch was negotiated to the Louvre by François Curiel, president of Christie’s Europe, with the agreement of the owner.