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Bonhams presents its Exceptional Jewels sale in London on 11 June 2026, featuring six single-owner collections. Leading the auction is a Boucheron diamond bandeau tiara from 1924, estimated at £200,000–300,000. The tiara, unseen since its commission, features a 3.60-carat diamond.
Bonhams will offer a Cartier Belle Époque seed pearl and diamond sautoir from the personal collection of opera singer Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931) at its Exceptional Jewels sale in London on June 11, 2026.
Bonhams presented its London Fine Watches sale on June 11, 2026, featuring 59 lots of rare and collectible timepieces. A Patek Philippe reference 7000R-001 minute-repeating wristwatch in 18K rose gold, circa 2017, led the auction at £178,200. An F.P.
Bonhams presented its Exceptional Jewels, London sale on June 11, featuring an outstanding selection of period and antique jewellery from six notable single-owner collections.
On July 14, 2026, the Mori Art Museum announced that its ongoing Ron Mueck exhibition surpassed 200,000 visitors as of July 9, 2026. Co-organized with the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, the show marks the artist's first major solo presentation in Japan in 18 years.
Artcurial's prestige auction series, held July 6-8, 2026, at the Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo, achieved a total of €16 million across sales of watches, jewelry, handbags, and sculptures. The auction saw 93% of lots sold.
On July 8, 2026, Sadie Coles HQ announced that Matthew Barney will present a new large-scale sculpture, 'ZONE DEFENSE: Old Snowmass Parallax,' as part of AIR 2026 in Aspen, Colorado, running July 27–31.
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