In an unprecedented event, Bonhams & Goodman – Australia’s largest auctioneer of fine jewellery, is to offer at auction for the first time not one, but two exceptional pink diamonds from the Rio Tinto Argyle Diamond Tenders.
Bonhams & Goodman has earned a reputation for jewellery auctions of distinction and the forthcoming auctions, to be held […]
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Pink Diamonds for Bonhams & Goodman Auction
Fine Jewellery continues to weather the financial storm with solid results acheived at a Bonhams and Goodman auction in Sydney on June 30th.
The day began with a 415 lot Affordable Jewellery auction which sold a remarkable 91.5% by volume and 108% by value, followed by the 248 lot Fine Jewellery auction in the evening. […]
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Sydney Fine Jewellery Auction Results
Enthusiasts and collectors paid a record $2.4 million for 49 rare, numerical New South Wales numberplates in Sydney on Thursday night (June 18), comfortably exceeding expectations and blowing away any notions of a recession.
Conducted by Shannons for the RTA, the auction resulted in an average sale price of $51,000 for the 49 plates on offer, easily topping the $41,000 average achieved at Shannons’ previous auction of 100 special RTA plates in November 2006.
The top-selling lot of the night was the black and white three-digit plate ‘215′ that made $115,000. It was followed closely by ‘214”($110,000) and ‘229′ ($94,000).
Three ‘Choose your own’ plates where purchasers could select a personal numeral-only combination sold for $60,000, $34,000 and $30,000.
However the result that captured most attention was the sale of the NSW Pink Plate ‘922′, with 25 per cent of the sale price going to the McGrath Foundation to help fund breast cancer care nurses and raise awareness in young women in NSW.
Sydney lawyer Stephen Aroney was the successful bidder, paying $74,000 for the unique plate, which he plans to keep in the family and ultimately give to his daughter, now aged 3.
“I went to the auction with my brother-in-law who is a passionate collector intending to buy a three digit plate as an investment, but missed out of several I bid for,” he said.
“Then the Pink Plate came up; I made a couple of bids; and then the hammer fell - I was thrilled to get it. It’s the only pink number plate in NSW and I’m planning to keep it in the family.”
This morning Mr Aroney was proudly showing miniatures of the plate to colleagues at his Sydney law firm.
“We have previously held small staff functions to raise money for breast cancer awareness and men’s health and so I’m delighted that some of the proceeds from this plate are going to the McGrath Foundation,” he said.
Shannons National Auction Manager, Christophe Boribon, said he was “delighted” with the result. “We were astounded with the $4.1 million outcome from our 2006 RTA plate auction, but this sale has easily surpassed that in average sale prices,” he said.
“There were around 250 people in the auction room and they were all there to buy.
“It’s great to see plate values bounce back and it would seem that we are now truly shedding the recession blues.”
For RTA plate auction results visit www.shannons.com.au
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Sydney Number Plate Auction Takes $2.4 million
Enthusiasts and collectors paid a record $2.4 million for 49 rare, numerical New South Wales numberplates in Sydney on Thursday night (June 18), comfortably exceeding expectations and blowing away any notions of a recession.
Conducted by Shannons for the RTA, the auction resulted in an average sale price of $51,000 for the 49 plates on offer, […]
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Shannons Number Plate Auction Takes $2.4 million
Bonhams & Goodman announce that an exceptionally rare natural fancy blue and pink diamond ring will be the highlight of the June Fine Jewellery auction in Sydney. Weighing in at 1.24ct, a natural blue diamond of this size and calibre has never before been offered at auction in Australia and only a handful are […]
Rare Blue Diamond for Sydney Auction
