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Our much-adored Friday Night Jewels
monthly Showcase Auctions are moving to a NEW DAY, a NEW TIME and
with a NEW NAME too!
Don’t worry, we will still be offering the same dazzling jewels
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Jill's
Picks
Senior Director of
Fine Jewelry, Dallas |
Diamond, White Gold Earrings
The sexy sweep of these earrings gently tickles the wearer’s neck.
Their sparkling design is reminiscent of icicles, but better, as
these won’t melt! |
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Sabrina's
Picks
Associate
Specialist/Lead Cataloger, Dallas |
Diamond, Gold Bracelet
The buckle design with it’s brushed gold finish and white diamonds
makes me think of somewhere fun. Winter move on, this bracelet has
plans. |
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Diamond, Gold Earrings
To complete the definition of adorable, add charming and
delightful. The petite size and emerald cut diamonds make these an
extraordinary pair. |
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Laura's
Picks
Cataloger,
Dallas |
Umrao Diamond, Gold Earrings
I love how Jaipur-based jewelry house, UMRAO, drew inspiration from
Moghul architecture for these dazzling earrings. Geometric patterns
reflect the Islamic inclination to order and harmony, and the
multi-pointed star has a celestial quality. |
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| Art Deco pieces are both bold and sophisticated. The
carved black onyx creates a strong shape for the sparkling diamonds
and pops of green emerald! |
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Jessica's
Picks
Director of Fine
Jewelry, New York |
| I love a piece of jewelry with character, and this
Camelot-inspired brooch really delivers! The intricate details in
the sculptural figures of King Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot are
absolutely exquisite. Its rich design and romantic story make it
the ultimate conversation piece! |
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Boucheron Gold Jewelry Suite
I can’t resist a simple, bold gold bracelet, and this lot includes
the bonus of a chic, wearable ring. These bubbly baubles are
exactly what I want in my jewelry box. |
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Vera's
Picks
Director of Fine
Jewelry, New York |
Buccellati Hardstone, Gold Jewelry
The shimmering gold texture and the delicate design of this
exclusive set by M. Buccellati makes me appreciate the artist’s
genius once again. The leaves on the brooch look like they are
alive and moving from a light breeze. The earrings climb up your
ears and hug them so perfectly. |
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Diamond, Gold Necklace
The 80s are here, the 80s are back! The heavy gold link curb chain
and chunky pear shape diamond in the middle – classic and stylish,
vintage and current! |
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Ana's
Picks
Director of Fine
Jewelry, Beverly Hills,
San Francisco |
Diamond, Platinum Bracelet
The nod to a distinctive watch link motif gives this a slight
industrial feel, balanced with a center trim of diamonds. A great
bracelet to wear stacked or solo. |
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Jamie's
Picks
Director of Fine
Jewelry, Chicago |
Tiffany & Co. Diamond,
Platinum Ring
A classic diamond solitaire ring, but with a twist! This Tiffany &
Co. diamond ring features their own special “Tiffany True” cut
diamond, perfect for that person who can’t choose between a
traditional or modern look. |
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Gucci Diamond, Gold Bracelet
Gucci and gold are the hit of the season. Nothing makes you feel
more like a “lady” than the luxury of a gold and diamond
bracelet. |
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Tracy's
Picks
Director of Fine
Jewelry, Palm Beach |
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Brett's
Picks
Senior Director,
Private Sales Jewelry & Timepieces, Dallas |
A 18k
gold and diamond ring
A bombe style gold and diamond ring. An inspired design, this bombe
style ring brings to mind a starry night, with diamonds sparkling
in every direction. From the office to an early evening glass of
wine with friends, this ring has you covered. |
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fine emerald and
diamond bracelet, Cartier
Using their vast archives, Cartier chose this early 20th
Century design to renew with a more modern adaptation. The three
cabochon emeralds are a shimmering green which contrasts
beautifully against the white diamond set bracelet. A modern
version that exhibits all the elegance of Cartier’s storied
history. |
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Heritage Auctions Soars Past $1.4 Billion in
Sales in 2021, Cementing Status as World's Largest Collectibles
Auctioneer By Far
Heritage Auctions recorded $1.4 billion in sales in 2021, marking
the first time in its 45-year history the Dallas-based auction
house has surpassed the billion-dollar mark. Heritage also set
numerous auction world records during the past year, including ones
for the world's most valuable comic book, J.C. Leyendecker
painting, video game, Michael Jordan jersey, Peanuts
artwork, hockey trading card and Harry Potter book.
And it did not take a magic wand to reach this extraordinary
benchmark.
"Heritage is built by collectors and for collectors," says Heritage
Auctions CEO and co-founder Steve Ivy. "Even when we are talking
about serious money, the passionate pursuit of a collector is still
a pursuit of fun, and we will never forget this. Our extraordinary
success in 2021 was due to this very fact: We don't sell things. We
offer memories, passions, pursuits that bring broad grins to our
clients' faces."
As a result Heritage Auctions' collector-client base has grown like
never before, expanding to more than 1.5 million clients worldwide
in 2021 — an addition of more than 270,000 since January 2020. They
are also younger than ever, as 37% of first-time bidders in 2021
were millennials, a marked increase over last year.
For the second year in a row, nearly every one of Heritage's more
than 40 categories saw marked year-over-year increases, among them
Heritage Sports, which saw another historic year
in 2021. Its nearly $200 million in total sales more than doubled
the tally realized during what had been a momentous 2020.
This was the year Heritage Sports made headlines with a private
sale, when, in May, the Canadian version of
Wayne Gretzky's 1979 rookie card sold for a world-record $3.75
million. That was one of numerous newsworthy tales scored by
the Sports division, which sold an astonishing two 1909 Honus Wagner T206
cards for more than $2.2 million
each; began 2021 by selling the world's first
million-dollar Michael Jordan card ($1,440,000, to be precise);
then three months later sold the only known Jordan
game-worn University of North Carolina jersey photo-matched to his
"Player of the Year" season for $1,380,000, making it the most
expensive Michael Jordan jersey ever sold.
In between, Heritage Sports notched
$42 million in sales during just one month, an unfathomable
achievement only two years ago.
Comic Books & Comic Art likewise made an
astonishing leap forward in 2021: This year the category saw sales
reach $181,628,214, a 117% leap over last year's figures to firmly
establish Heritage Auctions as the world's leading auctioneer of
comics and original comic art.
Indeed, in September Heritage sold one of four
known near-mint copies of Amazing Fantasy No. 15 for $3.6
million, making Spider-Man's debut the most expensive comic
book ever sold at auction. The auction house kicked off the year
with an equally impressive record, when the sole best-known copy
of Batman No. 1 brought $2,220,000 — the highest price
ever paid for a Dark Knight comic book.
This was also the year Heritage Auctions realized the highest price
ever paid for an original Charles Schulz Peanuts strip,
when a December 1966 Sunday
strip featuring A Charlie Brown Christmas sold for
$360,000. In that same September sale, Jack Kirby's Dr. Doom
cover art for 1969's Fantastic Four No. 86 sold for
$480,000 — the highest price ever paid at auction for an
original work by comicdom's most influential creator.
Heritage's Rare Books category likewise saw a
dramatic uptick in 2021, posting a nearly 20% increase to
$6,915,168. And a new chapter in that category's history was
written only weeks ago, when a rare first edition of
J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's
Stone sold December 9 for $471,000, the highest price ever
paid for the boy wizard's debut in any form (or any single
modern novel, for that matter).
Heritage's Fine and Decorative Arts division also
saw a record-shattering 2021, posting nearly $89 million in sales,
a 46.4% increase over 2020. American Art proved
especially notable this year, with two works by magazine-cover
masters each topping $4 million: Norman Rockwell's beloved
Home for Thanksgiving sold for $4.3 million in
November, its proceeds benefitting an American Legion post in
Massachusetts, while Joseph Christian
Leyendecker's Beat-up Boy, Football Hero sold in May for
$4.12 million, shattering the previous world record for a work
by the influential illustrator.
It should not surprise that at Heritage Auctions, founded in 1976
as a coin-seller, numismatics continue to show exceptional
strength. The category recorded $434,062,584 in sales in 2021, a
staggering 49.6% jump from the $290,103,722 seen in 2020.
In 2021 Heritage Auctions sold the four most expensive U.S.
Coins in its storied history, beginning with the finest-known 1787 New
York-Style Brasher Doubloon that fetched $9,360,000 in January.
That same month saw the best-known rare early
gold proof of an 1804 Plain 4 Eagle sell for $5,280,000. Then
in August two more national treasures sold for auction-house
records: the best of one of two
known 1861 Paquet Double Eagles, which realized $7,200,000, and
the 1794 Flowing Hair
Silver Dollar that sold for $6,600,000.
World & Ancient Coins likewise saw an
extraordinary uptick in sales in 2021, jumping to $130,683,917 — a
102.3% increase over last year's figures. In March Heritage also
set what was at the time a world record for the most expensive
British coin ever sold at auction, when the Legendary Edward VIII
Pattern 5 Pounds fetched $2,280,000. The year ended with
the $2,160,000 sale of
the rare final pattern dollar of Chang Tso-lin, making it the
third-most valuable Chinese coin ever sold at auction.
"Heritage has been a major force in the market for world and
ancient coins for the past two decades, and this past year
solidified us as the clear industry leader," says Cristiano
Bierrenbach, Heritage Auctions' Executive Vice President of
International Numismatics. "We're grateful for the continued trust
that our clients around the world put in us as their go-to place
for buying and selling coins, and we're excited for what the future
holds."
For Heritage Auctions, the future is especially bright in newer
categories — among them Trading Card Games,
Video Games and Entertainment &
Music — that made the biggest strides in 2021 to
underscore Heritage's undisputed status as the World's Largest
Collectibles Auctioneer.
Trading Card Games — which counts among its offerings
Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering and
Yu-Gi-Oh! — accounted for $11,631,149 in sales in 2021.
Pokémon, especially, has become a smash hit in 2021,
beginning in January, when a First Edition Base Set
Sealed Booster Box sold for $408,000. Six months later,
Heritage held its inaugural Trading Card Games event, which topped
$3.4 million.
Video Games, a 2-year-old category at Heritage Auctions, likewise
ran up a high score in 2021, posting $26,329,421 in sales — a
394.8% increase over 2020. The category made international
headlines in July, when a magnificent sealed copy
of Super Mario 64 sold for $1,560,000 during the
auction house's first stand-alone Video Games event to become the
first game ever sold at auction to bring more than $1 million. That
stunning result obliterated the previous world record, set just two
days earlier when the auction house sold a
copy of The Legend of Zelda for $870,000, at the time
the most ever paid for a video game at auction.
Heritage Auctions also held its most successful Entertainment &
Music events ever in 2021 to tally $19,877,572 in total revenue, a
329% spike over last year's figures. Journey guitarist Neal
Schon's instruments brought more than $4.2 million in a stand-alone
summer auction, while Elton John's longtime
touring piano sold to the tune of $915,000 in July. Marilyn
Monroe-related items, including outfits worn in such landmark films
as Bus Stop and Seven Year Itch, realized more than $1.28
million in that same event. And just last month, Captain Kirk's phaser
rifle used in a single episode of Star Trek sold for
an out-of-this-world $615,000.
Heritage's Americana & Political division had a
remarkable year, realizing $6,040,455 for a 54.9% increase over
2020. So, too, did each of the auction house's Luxury
Lifestyle categories, which launched 15 years ago with a
single jewelry auction. Today, the company has added Fine
Wine and Luxury Accessories to its
schedule of Jewelry and
Timepieces auctions, and in 2021, these categories
saw total prices realized hit nearly $43 million.
And not to be outdone, Luxury Real Estate saw an
extraordinary uptick, jumping in revenue from $3,118,500 in 2020 to
$14,135,000 this year. One of the year's headliners came courtesy
the late, great Trini Lopez, when the musician's midcentury
modern Palm Springs, Calif., estate sold for $2.1 million to
nearly double the local listing agent's estimate.
"We were equipped for this moment in history because of our legacy
of innovation," Ivy says. "The global pandemic has sped up what had
been a gradual reliance on the internet to create a borderless and
frictionless auction experience. We knew that we had the platform,
the expertise and the emphasis on the experience of our
client-collectors to provide what was needed when it was
needed. I am so proud of our team, across offices and categories,
for their effort and ingenuity in the face of an unprecedented
challenge and for our ability to realize unprecedented
results."
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