Pear-shaped 110-carat diamond to go under hammer

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One of the world’s largest diamonds, a pear-shaped 110.3-carat yellow rock, will go under the hammer in Geneva in November expecting to fetch about $15 million.

The Sun-Drop diamond, discovered in South Africa last year, is billed by Sotheby’s as the “world’s largest known pear-shaped fancy vivid yellow diamond“.

“This stone has immense presence and is truly stunning. It is also one of the largest diamonds ever to have appeared at auction,” Sotheby’s Switzerland co-chairman David Bennett told a news conference in Hong Kong.

The Chinese city, which has emerged as the world’s third-largest auction centre after New York and London, was the first stop of an international tour on which the precious stone is being showcased before the November 15 auction.

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Maharaja”s ”Tiger-Car” Rolls-Royce on auction

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Maharaja”s ”Tiger-Car” Rolls-Royce on auction.

 
One of the world’s most unique Rolls-Royce adaptations is set to go under the hammer next month, with the sale of a model equipped specifically for tiger hunting.

The 1925 Rolls-Royce New Phantom was originally commissioned by Umed Singh II of India, the Maharaja of Kotah, for use while tiger hunting.

This led to some additions such as a mounted Howdah double-barrel shotgun, a rifle stand in the passenger compartments and a mountable Lantaka cannon.

The model also boasts a hissing snake horn and a hidden safe, while for night-time hunting, Rolls-Royce added two powerful searchlights and a separate machine gun mounted on a matching trailer.

The massive 8.0-litre six cylinder engine is set to a low-gearing ratio, allowing it to move through the jungles of Rajasthan.

Tiger hunting is, of course, no longer an option for would-be owners of this beast, as the wild tiger is now one of the most threatened species on the planet and hunting is illegal in most countries.

Bonhams, the auctioneers behind the sales, believes the model will sell for $750,000 – $1,000,000 and it is believed to have already been requested once by Indian authorities as a piece of national heritage.

It will go under the hammer on August 18-19 at the Quail Lodge sale, a two-day event held as part of Pebble Beach Classic Car Week and Monterey Auto Week in California.

The week culminates with the 57th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, one of the world’s most famous classic car sales.

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Princess Beatrice’s wedding hat sells for £81,100

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Princess Beatrice’s wedding hat sells for £81,100.

 
The flamboyant hat worn by Princess Beatrice at last month’s royal wedding has been sold for the princely sum of £81,100 on internet auction site eBay.

Proceeds from the sale of the hat, designed by Irish milliner Philip Treacy, will be split between two charities: the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, and British charity Children in Crisis.

The princess, the oldest daughter of Prince Andrew and a granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, provided one of the most memorable moments of a dramatic day when she stepped out in the eccentric headwear, likened to a giant pretzel.

Other royal-watchers compared the creation to a toilet seat and it has inspired its own Facebook page, “Princess Beatrice’s ridiculous royal wedding hat”, which has a following of more than 143,000 people.

“I’ve been amazed by the amount of attention the hat has attracted,” the princess said in a statement on the auction site.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity to raise as much money as possible for two fantastic charities,” she added.

Treacy, who is now based in London, designed many of the hats on show at the April 29 marriage between Prince William and Kate Middleton, which was watched by an estimated global audience of two billion.

The celebrated designer said he was “delighted, flattered and touched” by the 22-year old princess’s decision to donate the hat to charity.

“I hope that people all over the world will be generous and that this hat will benefit many. A hat is a symbol of positivity,” he added.

The piece is described on the site as “a unique sculptural celebratory headpiece” made of tea rose silk, adding: “This is a gravity defying hat!”

“I hope whoever wins the auction has as much fun with the hat as I have,” the young royal said.

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Rare pink diamond fetches $10.8 million

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An extremely rare translucent pink diamond fetched a price of $10.8 million at a Sotheby’s auction on Tuesday, the third-highest price ever paid for one of the pink stones at auction.

“It is the third-highest price for a pink diamond at auction,” auctioneer David Bennett told journalists after the sale.

The 10.99-carat, emerald-cut stone was classed as a type IIa diamond, with the type II category making up less than two percent of gem diamonds.

The pure colour of the diamond, mounted in a ring, is classified as “Fancy Intense Pink” by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA).

Stones in this category are the most chemically pure and often have a rare transparency. They have been found in India and in more recent times in Brazil and Africa.

Valued earlier at between 8.3 and 14.8 million Swiss francs, the pink diamond had come from a private collection and had not appeared on the market for more than 30 years.

Sotheby’s said it was one of the highlights of its “Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels” auction in Geneva Tuesday.

Another was an emerald and diamond tiara dating from 1900, as well as Kashmir sapphires and Burmese rubies.

The tiara sold for $10 million, not including commission, at the top end of how it had been earlier valued.

“I do not think that the market for coloured diamonds has ever been as strong as it is today,” Bennett said.

A 24.78-carat Fancy Intense Pink diamond was sold for a record $46.16 million at a Sotheby’s auction in Geneva in November.

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