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    DESIGN: Swedish Rugs & A Conversation With Jason Nazmiyal

    March 6, 2022 - By 

    Life happens when you’re busy making other plans. The rush and swirl of to-do lists, endless news flashes – domestic and international, family gatherings and contemplation about taking that new job; everything playing out against the backdrop of your home and the important spaces of your life. There are very few constants. The need for a balanced, grounding energy can never be underestimated and sometimes from that backdrop something can rise up, as if a spotlight has been shown upon it and you see it with a renewed understanding, of not just its use but its purpose in your life.…

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    SOTHEBY’S: HONG KONG MAGNIFICENT JEWELS & JADEITE

    April 2, 2019 - By 

    This spring on the 2nd of April 2019, Sotheby’s Sale of Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite in Hong Kong will have the pleasure of leading the auction with a behemoth of an oval diamond, coming in at a magnificent 88.22 carats. When it comes to the Critical Criterion for diamonds (the GIA’s 4C’s of diamonds: Cut, Color, Carat weight and Clarity), this stone has met every category with perfection. Most people confuse diamond shapes, such as oval or princess, with a diamond cut but the two are not the same. Diamond cut refers to how the diamond cutter achieved balancing the…

  • APOLLO AND ARTEMIS DIAMONDS twin fancy colored diamonds of 14.54 cts and 16 cts, respectively, sold for $57 million at Sotheby’s Geneva auction in May. Photo courtesy of Sotheby’s
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    REVIEW: TOP DIAMOND AUCTIONS

    February 8, 2018 - By 

    In the world of scintillation and fire, colored diamonds proved to be the most crave-able treasures at the auction block during 2017. This past year saw an impressive $1.1 billion worth of exceptional top-tier diamonds, colored gems and jewelry sold. Clearly the most sought after pieces were large, luscious and so very rare pink and blue diamonds, however there were also a few stellar D-Flawless diamonds that rounded out the party. Here is a look at the top earning jewels of the year. The grand prize went to a Hong Kong retail jewelry chain, Chow Tai Fook. The retailer scooped up the…

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    ASIA WEEK NEW YORK CONTEMPORARY

    May 2, 2017 - By 

    The Joan B. Mirviss Gallery LTD is a feature dealer in the Asia Week New York Contemporary event. Showcasing artists from China, Japan, Korea, and India this is an open house event that follows closely after the highly successful Asia Week New York’s electrifying 10-day round of exhibitions and auction sales, which generated an outstanding $423 million. “This is a wonderful opportunity for us to open our galleries to the contemporary collectors who are in town for TEFAF New York Spring and Frieze,” comments Joan B. Mirviss. Coinciding with other exciting modern and contemporary art fairs going on in Manhattan at…

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    AUTO: CLASSIC PORSCHE ASSETS

    November 1, 2016 - By 

    ACCELERATED ASSETS Indulge in exotic passions. A rare breed of horses live under sculpted aluminum and steel, the kind that stampeded in brilliant flashes across Targa Florio, Spa-Francorchamps, and Le Mans . Now there is a new and ever competitive race to bring these wild stallions into captivity. The thrill of the chase is felt on and off of the racetrack with pounding hearts battling it out at the world’s most exclusive classic and exotic car auctions. This year’s Artcurial Motorcars auction in Paris exemplifies this as the world’s most expensive car ever sold just went under the hammer for…

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    REPORT: CHRISTIE’S IMPORTANT JEWELS

    October 27, 2016 - By 

    Kicking off the international jewelry auction season Christie’s offered their Important Jewels event in New York City, by Rockefeller Center this month where over two hundred and fifty lots were available, with estimates ranging from under $5,000 to $750,000 USD. The sale total came to an impressive $10,526,150 USD. The over all market was choosy yet buoyant as the more spectacular pieces easily soared over expectations. This is the beginning of the highly anticipated auction season which every year offers the general pulse of the marketplace within the jewelry world. Next up Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction will take place in…