FILE - In this May 8, 2015 file photo a Christie's employee holds the Maria Christina Royal 'Devant-de Corsage' diamond, mounted in silver and gold, broach, which is estimated to sell between ...

There are a few absolute green flags experts and collectors look for when buying a million dollar-plus jewel. Words like Cartier Art Deco; unheated Kashmir sapphire; sugarloaf cabochon; Rockefeller.

Those in the market for some fresh fall finery are in luck. Christie’s Jewels Online auction is taking place from now until October 23, giving collectors a chance to bid on more than 150 lots of fine ...

“You wait a life-time to have a chance at having an extremely rare Kashmir sapphire in an auction house, and we have had four in the space of eight months,” the astonished and very thankful director ...

A sapphire and diamond ring fetched $1.35 million, including premium, at Bonhams New York’s Fine Jewelry auction Tuesday, setting a world-record for a Kashmir sapphire under 10 carats ($172,000 per ...

GENEVA (AP) — A prize 35-carat sapphire from Kashmir has fetched $7.3 million, according to the auction house Christie’s. The sale, to a private anonymous Asian buyer, set a world record for a Kashmir ...

In all, the Christie's ‘magnificent jewels' sale totalled $97.5 million. Photo: AFP Geneva: A prize 35-carat sapphire from Kashmir fetched $7.3 million on Wednesday, according to the auction ...