Remove 2025 Remove Auction Records Remove Quality
article thumbnail

Knots, Spirals, and the Symbolic Power of Celtic Art

Invaluable

Sold for $20,000 USD via Bonhams (June 2025). Sold for £60 GBP via Cadmore Auctions (June 2025). Period metalwork will have been hand hammered in quality metals, with hand-chiselled motifs and no solder seams. Understanding the cultural context of a piece can elevate its value both personally, and at auction.

article thumbnail

Rare Stradivarius Violin Sells for Over $11 Million

WorthPoint

Image source: Angela Weiss/ AFP via Getty Images / OPB On February 7, 2025, Sothebys in New York auctioned a 1714 Stradivarius violin, known as the Joachim-Ma. The auction record set by Molitor was soon surpassed, howeverthe Lady Blunt sold for $15.9 Ultimately, it went for a staggering $11.25 million in 2011.

Quality 52
article thumbnail

'The Golconda Blue' Could Make Auction History at Christie's Geneva This May

Jewelry Judge

In today’s gemological terms, they are classified as Type IIa — the highest quality grade for diamonds. As the countdown to May 14 continues, The Golconda Blue stands poised not only to challenge these auction records, but also to etch its name into the pantheon of history’s most storied blue diamonds.