RebeccaSD published John Pye Auctions kicks off £8 million gemstone auction

One of Europe's largest private gemstone collections has gone on sale by Nottingham-based John Pye Auctions. Hundreds of rubies, emeralds, tanzanites and sapphires are among the items in the David Jerome collection, sourced by an anonymous owner over a 40 year period. It is John Pye's most valuable instruction to date, with the collection valued at £8 million. Its Luxury Assets Division will sell the collection of 700 gemstones to the highest bidders through three online auctions, the...