Leslie Hindman Auctioneers – Fine Jewelry and Timepieces Auction
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Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ Fine Jewelry and Timepieces Auction Realizes Over $3 Million
September 20, 2011 – An audience eager for antique jewels helped make the September Fine Jewelry and Timepieces auction a resounding success, realizing over million. Fine jade jewelry, in particular, was in high demand from an international group of collectors. A pair of platinum, sapphire, diamond and carved jade pendant earrings sold for ,980, quadrupling the pre-sale high estimate, while a fine “glassy” jade bead strand sold for ,200. According to jewelry specialist Alexander Eblen, “Demand from the Asian market for fine quality was evident in the strong prices realized for jade jewelry.”
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