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The year of 2013 was the most successful year for auction house’s jewelry sales ever record, with a total of sales at over $675 million. The biggest contributor for this huge success is the largest auction house in the world, Christie’s Auction House, which had an 18% sales increase over 2012. Buy Jewelry Boca Raton

With sales recorded from the mid 1700’s, Christie’s was founded by James Christie in London, England. A few years after it’s first sale, Christie’s quickly established a reputation as a leading auction house. In 1958, the company opened their first overseas office in Rome and their first salesroom was opened in Geneva, where Christie’s hold their jewelry auctions. Christie’s has its main headquarters in London on King Street and Rockefeller Plaza in New York.

Like all the other auction houses Christie’s make their money with commission. From 2008 until 2013, Christie’s charged 25 percent for the first $50,000; 20 percent on the amount between $50,001 and $1 million, and 12 percent on the rest. From 2013, it charged 25 percent for the first $75,000; 20 percent on the next $75,001 to $1.5 million and 12 percent on the rest.

Chrtistie’s is a fine business and art auction house. When we talk about art, the largest auction house in the world has sold some of the most expensive pieces ever recorded, including the famous Francis Bacon’s Three Studies of Lucian Freud sold for $142 million. It was the most expensive work of art sold in auction.

Jewelry is something that also brings millions of dollars to the company. With the 2013 record in sales, we separated for you some of the top jewels sold at Christie’s last year. If you think you have seen a big diamond, wait until you see these unique beauties.

1 – “The Princie Diamond” – A 34.65-carat, VS2 type IIa cushion-cut fancy intense pink Golconda diamond sold for $39.3 million.