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luxury-goods2 years ago•1 min saved

Record-Breaking Blue Diamond Sells for $44 Million at Auction

The "Bleu Royal," a fancy vivid blue pear-shaped diamond of 17.61 carats, sold for over $44 million at Christie's auction, surpassing the pre-sale estimate of $35 million. This makes it the most expensive jewel sold at auction this year. The perfectly symmetrical diamond, part of a private collection for decades, was sold for the first time at auction, and the anonymous buyer is adding it to their own private collection.

via Newser|

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arts-and-culture2 years ago•2 min saved

Rare Rembrandt portraits worth millions found in private collection.

Two previously unknown portraits by Rembrandt, depicting an elderly couple related to the Dutch master by marriage, have been discovered in a private collection in the UK. The paintings are expected to sell for between £5 million and £8 million ($6.25 million-$10 million) at auction. The artworks have a “remarkable, virtually unbroken line of provenance” and are set to go on show in New York and Amsterdam next month, before returning to London for a pre-sale exhibition and the auction on July 6.

via CNN|

#art #arts-and-culture #auction