151 Press Releases
Tag: Tiffany & Co
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Upcoming Joshua Kodner Auction Spotlights Tiffany & Co. Jewelry
A selection of jewelry from Tiffany & Co. highlights Joshua Kodner’s upcoming spring auction. Sourced by an avid collector, the catalog includes several notable designs from the company. A Tiffany & Co. Tsarina necklace leads the listings. This limited edition piece from Tiffany’s Statement Jewelry Collection is crafted in platinum…
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Patek Philippe Chronometro Gondolo Watch and Gemstone Jewelry Highlights Upcoming Intervendue Auction
Patek Philippe’s Gondolo pocket watch collection was named after the famous Rio de Janeiro retailer Gondolo & Labouriau. Gondolo & Labouriau and Patek Philippe shared business connections from 1872 to 1927. Their successful bond led to the Chronometro Gondolo, a custom timepiece collection made especially for the Brazil-based retailer. Chronometro Gondolo…
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Félix Ziem’s Venetian Paintings, Tiffany & Co. Porcelain Available in NYC Estate Sale
Félix Ziem, an aspiring artist with an urge to travel, visited Italy in the 1840s. Smitten by the landscape, Ziem began painting Venice. Although he captured still lifes, portraits, and landscapes in the Ottoman Empire and Egypt, Ziem’s best-known works depict Venice. The upcoming New York City Estate Auction, offered…
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Explore Classic Watches and Jewelry Pieces in Intervendue Sale
TAG Heuer launched its Targa Florio collection in 2001 to commemorate the famous Italian road race. The watch was part of TAG Heuer’s re-edition series, and its design was a remake of the 1930s Heuer Flieger chronograph. The upcoming Intervendue auction offers a TAG Heuer Targa Florio limited edition chronograph…
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Antique Jewelry and 20th-Century Art Lead Akiba Antiques’ Upcoming Event
In late 1800s Europe, empire waistlines were out and the medieval look was in. Wealthy women began to favor an ultra-luxe style that emphasized precious metals. It wasn’t until the 1920s, however, that this style became accessible to the masses. Flappers paired their straight-lined gowns with gold mesh purses, often…
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Decorative Art and Jewelry Will Lead Alex Cooper Auctioneers Sale
In the upcoming Fine Jewelry, Sterling Silver & Platinum, Coins, & Historical Documents sale, Alex Cooper Auctioneers will focus on decorative art and jewelry pieces. One of the noted lots is a sterling silver flatware set from Reed & Barton. An American silversmith manufacturer, Reed & Barton was founded in…
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Vintage art and design collection on offer with Showplace
Partners Edward Howard, David Davis, and Aaron Lufkin Dennison intended to make completely interchangeable clock movement parts. This lead to the formation of the Boston Watch Company in 1849. However, due to low sales, the company closed a decade later. Following its demise, Howard partnered with Charles Rice to create…
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Fall Jewelry and Watches
Starting in the late 1930s, Oscar Heyman & Brothers became known as the “jewelers’ jeweler” for its behind-the-scenes work with brands such as Van Cleef & Arpels and Tiffany & Co. Since then, Oscar Heyman has evolved to become an independent firm, notably creating pins for the Apollo 16 flight…
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Jewels & Watches
Henri Rodanet (1884-1956), the descendant of a family of Parisian watchmakers, joined Jaeger LeCoultre after World War I. At the time, small wristwatches were beginning to be marketed toward women. The duo wanted to make small size lady’s watches without compromising on quality. Rodanet brainstormed the idea and came up…
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Premier Auctions | Session I
Highlighted in the first session of Brunk Auctions’ upcoming event is a 1964 Lincoln Continental sedan from the Ford Motor Company. Since 1939, the division of Lincoln Continental was led by Edsel Ford, son of the founder Henry Ford. He produced personal luxury convertible cars as vacation vehicles. The featured…
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Select Antique Jewelry & Watches
American designer and jeweler David Webb is best known for his sculptural animal motifs and his use of textured gold, colored gemstones, and carved rock. In his early career, Webb made weekly visits to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he was inspired by the goldwork of the ancient world.…
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Hindman to bring 175+ lots of luxury jewelry in upcoming sale
Following the success of Hindman’s Fine and Important Jewelry sale in May of 2020, the auction house will present another selection of jewelry on September 15th at 11:00 AM EDT. Almost 200 pieces of jewelry will be on offer, including items from Tiffany & Co., Van Cleef & Arpels and…
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Online September Auction
Kehinde Wiley's painting is one of the highlighted lots in the upcoming September sale, presented by Leonard Auction. Titled Psyche Abandoned, the piece shows a Black woman's portrait against a heavily-ornamented pattern of flowers. Wiley is recognized for his highly patterned portrait paintings of Black Americans. The poses, objects, and backgrounds…
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White Oaks: Single Owner Auction - Session 2
An Anglo-Hungarian painter, Philip Alexius de László (1869 –1937) was best known for his portraits of royal and aristocratic personalities. In 1900, he married Lucy Guinness of Stillorgan, County Dublin, and became a British subject in 1914. One of the highlights in the upcoming White Oaks: Single Owner Auction, presented…
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Fine Jewelry and Watches
American designer Cathy Waterman embraced two fundamental motifs: nature and fairy tales. Her best-known works often incorporate oak leaves, branches, leaves, fruits, and flowers. Waterman intended her work to be “ethereal, feminine, lyrical.” Today, she is a leading figure in jewelry design. The upcoming sale, presented by Hampton Estate Auction,…
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Important Jewelry
Leading Hindman’s upcoming Important Jewelry auction is a brilliant-cut diamond ring from the Chicago collection of Norene Goldstein. The center stone, which weighs in at 6.05 carats, received a GIA clarity grade of SI1. Two half-moon diamonds accent the main stone. Items from Goldstein’s collection, noted for its emphasis on…
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Fine Art, Vintage Couture, and Jewelry Auction
Internationally-acclaimed artist Joan Miró is widely considered a Surrealist. However, he never officially joined the artistic group. A contemporary of Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, and Henri Matisse, Miró combined abstraction with Surrealist fantasy to pioneer a new style of Automatism. His mature style evolved from the tension between his fanciful,…
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Exceptional Estates Auction
Henri Matisse continuously defied the conventional rules of the art world. Matisse, along with a few fellow artists, helped lead art movements such as Fauvism and Modernism in the early 20th century. Hosted by Blackwell Auctions, the upcoming Exceptional Estates Auction features a Matisse lithograph titled Portrait de Claude. It…
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White Oaks: Single Owner Auction - Session 1
A family-run Italian fine jewelry and watch company, Buccellati was established in 1919 by Mario Buccellati. After the death of its founder in 1965, the firm was managed by four of his sons. One of the key highlights in the first session of the upcoming White Oaks: Single Owner Auction, presented…
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Estate Of A Pan Am World Airways Pilot
A sapphire-studded diamond brooch from Cartier is a key jewelry piece in the upcoming Estate of a Pan Am World Airways Pilot auction. The brooch, from the Panthère De Cartier collection, is in the form of a running panther holding a diamond and Tahitian pearl drop. Also offered are jewelry…
