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Hong Kong, Mar 25 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong auction house Sotheby's put on display Thursday three imperial seals from Ming and Qing Dynasties ahead of the Spring Sales in April 2021.An Imperial Green Jade Memorial Seal of the Yongle Empress Wen of Ming Dynasty, an Imperial Tianxiangmu ‘Jingtian Qinmin’ Seal of the Qing Dynasty and an Imperial 'Ji’entang' White Jade Seal of Qing Dynasty are estimated to fetch around $ 30-40 million from the auction next month. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: THE AUCTION PREVIEW OF THE IMPERIAL CHINESE SEALS AT SOTHEBY’S IN HONG KONG, CHINA.
This absolutely dazzling necklace started out as precious stones belonging to the Russian Empress Catherine the First, wife of Peter the Great, over 300 years ago. The legend goes that the empress offered the massive stones to Sultan Ahmed III to negotiate the lifting of the seige of Pruth in 1711. Sotheby's values the necklace, complete with a brooch and pair of earings, at between 3 and 5 million dollars. The second necklace is a diamond choker with a bow design once worn by Empress Catherine the Great. It was preserved originally designed as two separate jewels but was later fashioned into the stunning piece we see today. After the Communist Revolution began, the royal jewels were stored in the Kremlin strong room and later sold at auction in London to raise money for new Soviet government. The choker is also valued between 3 and 5 million dollars. The final piece on auction in Sotheby's Russian Imperial Jewelry collection is also the most valuable. This is the ultra-rare Sky Blue Diamond. The diamond, which has received the highest grading in all categories from the world's most respected gemological associations, was set into a ring by world renown jeweller Cartier. Sotheby's previewed the jaw-dropping jewellry to boost excitement for the actual auction, which will take place in Geneva on November 16.
A portrait of an 18th Century emperor's favorite concubine sells for a record breaking $17.6 million USD at Sotheby's in Hong Kong. Sharon Reich reports.
Botticelli's "Man of Sorrows" was sold for $45,419,700 at a Sotheby's auction in New York. The rare portrait of Christ by the 15th century Italian old master was painted later in his life. IMAGES
London, Sep 2 (FE / EPA) .- (Camera: Neil Hall) Sotheby's auction house in London on Thursday exhibited the world's oldest single malt whiskey.FOOTAGE OF THE WHISKEY MALT DISPLAY AT THE SOTHEBY'S AUCTION HOUSE IN LONDON.
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