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Magnificent Jewels Auction Results

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The results of Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels Auction are now online. The auction made a total of $17,526,900 by the time the final gavel was dropped. Three lots from the sale passed the million dollar mark. A 39 carat, intense yellow, cushion-shaped diamond ring brought $1.02 million and the pear-shaped Golden Maharaja diamond, which is a dark orange color and 65.5 carats, sold for nearly $1.4 million, more than double its estimated price. The star of the show was the 107.46 carat fancy yellow Rojtman diamond, which sold for $1.9 million

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Lux List: Favorite Egg-cellent Items

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Designers love eggs. Eggs have beautiful, clean lines and a great shape. The egg shape is perfectly symmetrical when cut vertically, but has a soft slope that draws the eye along its curves when viewed as a whole. Egg shapes can and do appear just about anywhere anwhere, in both small and large sizes. We've noticed this, as egg-shapes have come up repeatedly on Luxist, but we still have our favorites. Let's face it: some egg designs work better than others. These are some of the good ones:

Vivian Alexander Egg Purses - These novel purses are made out of real Rhea egg shells. They are enameled and decorated to perfection by hand with a variety of precious and semi-precious stones. The interior of the purses are lined with silk and they retail from $1000-7000. The Chanticleer Purse, pictured, costs $2,875.

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