Sotheby’s The Gem Drop Feb 9-12 lists diamond lots with $35k-$500k estimates

A diamond ring estimated at $400,000-$500,000 appeared alongside a pair of diamond earrings estimated at $35,000-$45,000 in Sotheby’s online release titled The Gem Drop February, which ran Feb 9-12, 2026 and was presented on the New York sale page. The sale listing described the event as an online release with public estimates and closed bidding windows, and the catalogue fragment supplied for the sale shows multiple diamond and gemstone lots across numbered entries.

The catalogue fragment preserves item names and numbering that include "1 Fancy Intense Yellow Diamond and Diamond Ring," "2 Kindred Lubeck" followed by a separate line "Diamond Ring," "3 Diamond Bracelet," "4 Pair of Diamond Earrings," multiple Kindred Lubeck and Jogani entries, and repeated lines such as "9 Jogani [...] 8 Jogani," with items continuing through "15 Diamond Ring." Highlights in the extract also include a "Spinel and Diamond Ring," a "Padparadscha Sapphire and Diamond Ring," and a "'Dream' Sapphire Ring," reflecting a mixed run of diamonds and colored stones in the online drop.

Sotheby’s own sale text on the listing includes an explicit fees notice: “Please note that the results listed on this page are inclusive of any Sotheby's Premiums and exclusive of any applicable taxes and costs, unless otherwise noted.” That language on the official page conflicts with a separate, supplied headline that asserted "no buyer’s premium"; the sale page wording indicates posted results will show amounts inclusive of Sotheby’s premiums unless otherwise noted.

The supplied materials leave critical data gaps. Beyond the two example estimates, the extract does not include full lot estimates, carat weights, cut/color/clarity grades, condition reports, provenance, or final hammer prices. The listing UI strings also show anomalies - repeated "# The Gem Drop February" headers and the time label "Your local time • 16:00 PM GMT" - and the catalogue extract contains duplicated and truncated lines that make the lot order unclear.

If you followed the Feb 9-12 Gem Drop and saw final results for specific lots named above, tell us what the hammer price showed and whether posted totals matched Sotheby’s stated inclusion of premiums. For prospective bidders and sellers, confirm with Sotheby’s the published premium rates and request complete lot details before trading, since the supplied catalogue fragment does not provide full estimates or grading information.