Who Do You Know That Is Born In January?

January 2023, Newsflash

January Birthstone

Garnet

The gemstone Garnet is the official birthstone for January as adopted by the American National Association of Jewelers in 1912. It is also the stone for the Zodiac sign Aquarius. Garnet may be given as a gem on the 2nd and 6th wedding anniversary. Garnet is a powerful energizing and regenerating stone. It cleans and energizes all the chakras. It revitalizes, purifies and balances energy bringing serenity or passion as is appropriate at the time. Garnet inspires love and devotion. It balances the sex drive and lessens emotional disharmony. This is a stone of commitment to a person or idea. Garnets have been known to man for thousands of years. Noah, it is said, used a garnet lantern to help him steer his ark through the dark night. Garnets are also found in jewelry from early Egyptian, Greek and Roman times. Many an early explorer and traveler liked to carry a garnet with him, for the garnet was popular as a talisman and protective stone, as it was believed to light up the night and protect its bearer from evil and disaster. flow and aid in curing depression. In earlier times, garnets were exchanged as gifts between friends to demonstrate their affection for each other and to ensure that they meet again.

Jewelry Auctions

Brecken Branstrator, National Jeweler Magazine

Christie’s Magnificent Jewels Auction

Totals Nearly $59M in New York

After a 13-carat pink diamond was pulled ahead of the sale,

blue and colorless diamonds reigned supreme.

This 2.21-carat fancy intense blue diamond ring was one of the top lots in the

Christie’s New York Magnificent Jewels auction at $2.3 million held Dec. 6, 2022.

New York—After a big pink diamond was pulled prior to the auction, big blue and colorless diamonds reigned supreme at the Dec. 6 Magnificent Jewels sale at Christie’s New York. The auction was 93 percent sold by lot and totaled $58.8 million. The top lot of the sale was a necklace set with a 31.62-carat fancy blue pear modified brilliant-cut diamond. It garnered $11.8 million, falling within its pre-sale estimate range.

At No. 2 was a pendant necklace featuring a pear brilliant-cut diamond weighing 86.64 carats and 78 pear diamonds, set in platinum and white gold, which also fell within its estimate when it sold for $5.7 million. Next up there was a signed Graff brooch centered on a 107.46-carat fancy yellow round-cornered square diamond, with round and baguette-cut diamond accents and set in 18-karat white and yellow gold that sold for $2.6 million.

The Top Sellers Lots of the NY Magnificent Jewels Auction

Above: 31.62 blue and pink color pear cut Diamonds - $11.8 million.

Above: The Golden Canary is valued107.46 carat fancy yellow round corner square Diamond with round and baguette Diamond accents - $2.6 million.

51.60 carat oval diamond ring in platinum - $2.5 million.

Rounding out the top five lots were two platinum rings, one with a 51.60-carat near colorless oval diamond, which went for $2.5 million, and the other with a 2.21-carat fancy intense blue oval diamond, which went for slightly above its pre-sale estimate when it garnered $2.3 million. There was also an unmounted 104.04-carat fancy intense yellow modified pear diamond that sold for $2.3 million, and a ring featuring a 5-carat fancy vivid blue modified pear double rose-cut diamond with single-cut diamond accents in platinum that garnered $2.1 million. Meanwhile, a Van Cleef & Arpels mystery-set ruby, emerald, and diamond flower brooch more than doubled the low end of its estimate when it sold for $1.2 million, and a circa 1948 diamond palm tree brooch from Cartier, featuring a 13.30-carat round brilliant-cut diamond and marquise, baguette, round, and single-cut diamond accents, sold for $1 million, compared with a pre-sale estimate range of between $500,000 and $700,000.