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Christies’ auction house reportedly agreed to cancel the sale even though the age of the diamond had never been guaranteed and the current, private owner remains undisclosed following the legal battle.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
In 2012, the then-Princess Mary purchased a striking Edwardian collection of jewelry from the Bruun Rasmussen auction house.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The auction house leaves behind its more cloistered Madison Avenue home for airy galleries in an 80-foot glass atrium, as well as an opulent neoclassical rotunda in the historic Steinway Hall.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Every lot was sold, 89 percent of the bottles went for more than their high estimates, and according to Sotheby’s a third of the buyers were new to the auction house and more than half were under the age of 40.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
In 2012, the then-Princess Mary purchased a striking Edwardian collection of jewelry from the Bruun Rasmussen auction house.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The auction house leaves behind its more cloistered Madison Avenue home for airy galleries in an 80-foot glass atrium, as well as an opulent neoclassical rotunda in the historic Steinway Hall.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
Every lot was sold, 89 percent of the bottles went for more than their high estimates, and according to Sotheby’s a third of the buyers were new to the auction house and more than half were under the age of 40.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Auction house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auction%20house. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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