--Previous Message-- : A very happy message! Thank you for bringing : your wonderful site back. Its been missed. : : --Previous Message-- : Now (back) online: Dutch Royal Jewels : : Enjoy! : : --Previous Message-- : Auction Houses sell jewels that are only a : few : years old. Not just antiques. : If someone bought jewels, but fell on hard : times and needed to sell them, Chrisites and : other auction houses is the perfect means, : they sell jewels based on their quality not : their age. : (Same with the paintings and sculptures they : sell.) : Often jewels sold through auction commands : smaller prices than the heavily inflated : prices that one sees in the retail : jewellers. : So essentially it's cheaper to buy through : auction than it is to buy from a shop. : : --Previous Message-- : But why would a modern piece be auctioned at : Christie's and not simply bought in a shop? : : : : : : : :