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Woman recognised £2.6 million blue diamond ring in her drawer after 50 years

A woman in Scotland kept a diamond ring hidden in a drawer for half a century without knowing whether it was valuable or where it had come from. When she finally contacted Christie’s in 2007, a jewellery specialist discovered an exceptional 7.81-carat fancy greyish-blue diamond that was worth far more…

The Times of India · Oct 11

Christie's sale of Austrian heiress' jewels stirs criticism

Christie’s is auctioning a staggering 700 pieces of jewelry from the collection of the late Heidi Horten, an Austrian heiress whose German husband built a retail empire starting in the 1930s — in part from department stores and other assets sold by desperate Jews as they fled Nazi Germany

The Independent UK · May 9, 2023

18-carat pink diamond expected to auction off for up to $35M

A pear-shaped 18-carat pink diamond is set to be sold at auction on Tuesday and expected to fetch between $25 million and $35 million, Christie’s says

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022