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Jewellery & Gems Pricing History Data for Market Research & Investment

Realized auction prices for fine jewellery and loose gemstones: diamonds, sapphires, rubies, emeralds and signed pieces. 2,029,418 records across 391 auction houses, 1985 to 2026, every price normalized to USD. Real transactions, not asking prices.

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1,094,272 realized sold lots · 391 auction houses · median $1,100

Median realized price2005–2025
$1,000$575
Lots tracked / year2005–2025
24K110K
The Oppenheimer Blue — 14.62ct fancy vivid blue diamond — record piece sold at auctionImage: Christie's
Jewellery & GemsThe Oppenheimer Blue — 14.62ct fancy vivid blue diamond$58.00M·Christie's·2016
Record resultJewellery & Gems
Total records
2,029,418
Sold lots (priced)
1,094,272
Median realized
$1,100
Record result
$58.00M
Date range
1985–2026
Auction houses
391
houses & designers tracked
12,908
Average realized
$17,800
The product suite

One Jewellery & Gems dataset. Six ways to put it to work.

From a thirty-second valuation to a full API feed, every ALT/FNDATA product runs on the same Jewellery & Gems pricing data: 2,029,418 records, 391 houses, 1,094,272 realized sales.

Visual DashboardsSales by houses & designers, price bands and sell-through across the Jewellery & Gems market, refreshed as new results land.Get started →Market ReportsThe Jewellery & Gems market in quarterly reports: what is rising, trophy-ceiling pricing and auction-house league tables.Get started →Price CheckWhat is a piece worth today? An instant estimate from real auction comparables.Get started →Search Engine & AI Chat AssistantSearch every Jewellery & Gems lot and ask the AI Chat Assistant in plain English.Get started →Claude MCP ConnectorAsk Claude for median Jewellery & Gems prices and comparables directly from your own AI tools.Get started →API & Data FeedPull clean, USD-normalized Jewellery & Gems prices via REST, JSON and bulk export.Get started →
Live from the dataset

See what the world's jewels and gems actually sold for.

A live slice of the Jewellery & Gems dataset: top realized results. Every figure is a real transaction, not an estimate.

1
Verdura
THE OPPENHEIMER BLUEA SENSATIONAL COLOURED DIAMO
$58.00M
Christie's · 2016
2
Vivid
'THE WILLIAMSON PINK STAR' A Magnificent Fancy V
$57.74M
Sotheby's · 2022
3
Harry Winston
'WINSTON PINK LEGACY' THE PINK LEGACY A SENSATIO
$49.87M
Christie's · 2018
4
Jewellery & Gems
513. world auction record price-per-carat for a
$48.38M
Sotheby's · 2015
5
Graff
'THE GRAFF PINK' 550. 550 — 24.78ct Fancy Intens
$46.13M
Sotheby's · 2010
6
Jewellery & Gems
BLEU ROYALEXCEPTIONAL COLOURED DIAMOND AND DIAMO
$43.93M
Christie's · 2023
Powerful visual insights

What the Jewellery & Gems market is made of.

Top houses & designers and leading auction houses by lot volume, drawn live from the dataset.

Top houses & designers by lots

Cartier33,011
Tiffany & Co.26,724
Van Cleef & Arpels19,387
Chanel17,688
Hermès15,205
Bvlgari13,927
David Webb6,724
Boucheron6,613
Dior4,413
Miniature4,158

Leading houses by lots

Bonhams347,394
Christie's174,734
Gros & Delettrez138,416
Sotheby's103,138
Piguet60,922
Rossini45,614
Drouot Estimations37,755
A Nice Gift For You37,479

In every record

  • house / designer
  • gem type
  • carats
  • metal & karat
  • certification
  • realized price (USD)
  • sale date
  • auction house

Enterprise data access for financial firms

Connect directly to the Jewellery & Gems dataset via API, BigQuery or bulk download. Used by hedge funds, wealth managers, insurers and academic institutions.

  • Full transaction-level data, 1985 to 2026
  • Custom date ranges, filters and fields
  • USD-normalized realized prices
  • Dedicated onboarding support
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Questions

Frequently asked questions

How many Jewellery & Gems records are in the dataset?
2,029,418 records, including 1,094,272 verified sold lots with realized prices, from 391 auction houses (1985-2026).
What time period does the Jewellery & Gems data cover?
1985 to 2026 (41 years), updated continuously as new sales close.
Are the prices realized or asking prices?
Realized. Every figure is what an item actually sold for at auction, normalized to USD. Unsold lots are tracked separately.
How do I access the Jewellery & Gems data?
Through the app (Search Engine and AI Chat Assistant), the REST API, CSV export, or a bulk data licence. Start free, or talk to us about licensing.
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Source: ALT/FNDATA, 19.24M realized auction results across 37 collectible categories, normalized to USD. Featured lot images courtesy of the auction houses named. Methodology · All datasets · Brands · Market statistics