June 2021 Newsflash "The Royal Tiara" Must Read

June 2021, Newsflash

June Birthstone

Pearl

Those who are born in the month of June are blessed with a variety of 3 different gemstones. The Pearl is the most prominent birthstone for this month. The other stones used are Moonstone and Alexandrite gems. People that are born in the month of June can use any of these three gemstones.

Pearls are special because they are taken from living creatures deep under the oceans. Pearls are the only gemstones in the world that are created by living organisms. This natural gemstone has a pure luster and is mostly used in jewelry design.

Pearl represents love, purity, positive energy and above all it represents wealth. The Pearl symbolizes our own inner wisdom and strengthens our connection with the universe as it also represents innocence, loyalty, and modesty.

The alternative Moonstone represents soothing, calmness, inner strength, peace, and healing power. While the other stone choice Alexandrite represents positive feelings, inspiration, creative energy, and love.

Jewelry Auction News – National Jeweler Magazine

The Royal Tiara ‘Tried On’ By

Thousands Sells for $1.6M

This natural pearl and diamond tiara with ties to Europe’s House of Savoy sold for $1.6 million at Sotheby’s jewelry auction held early May 2021 in Geneva.

Geneva—Sotheby’s created a social media filter to allow people around the world to try on a tiara with royal provenance, and the move definitely drummed up interest. The auction house put a natural pearl and diamond tiara connected to the House of Savoy up on the block as part of its flagship “Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels: Part I” auction in Geneva. Ahead of the sale, Sotheby’s unveiled an AR filter to allow people to virtually try on the piece and take pictures with it. The auction house said users took 22,000 selfies and videos in six weeks, making it Sotheby’s most popular social media filter to date. The tiara ended up selling for $1.6 million to an Asian buyer, slightly above its pre-sale estimate of $1 million-$1.5 million. Sotheby’s said the piece was one of the most important tiaras to appear on the market in recent years—it is connected to the House of Savoy, one of the world’s oldest royal dynasties and Italy’s ruling family from 1861 to 1946.

The tiara was likely a wedding gift to Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, who married Amadeo I of Savoy, the King of Spain from 1870-1873, in 1867. After that, it stayed in the family for more than 150 years.

It’s believed Musy Padre e Figli, court jeweler of Turin and one of Europe’s oldest goldsmiths, made the tiara.It has graduated scroll motifs set with cushion-shaped, circular- and single-cut diamonds framing 11 slightly baroque drop-shaped natural pearls, and can also be worn as a necklace.

The 15-Carat ‘Sakura’ Purple-Pink Diamond Sells for $29M

Christie’s said it was a record for a

purple-pink diamond at auction.

The 15.81-carat “Sakura” diamond sold for $29.3 million at Christie’s on May 23,2021

which the auction house said was a record price at auction for a purple-pink diamond.

Hong Kong—The final price of many top lots in Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction in Hong Kong fell within pre-sale estimate ranges, including one purple-pink diamond that got a lot of attention ahead of the sale. The 15.81-carat “Sakura” diamond, called the largest purple-pink flawless diamond ever sold at auction, sold for $29.3 million at the May 23 jewelry auction, or about $1.9 million per carat. Christie’s said its final hammer price was a world record at auction for a purple-pink diamond. The stone, named for the Japanese word for cherry blossom, was expected to fetch between $25 million and $38 million.