Are Diamonds a Brilliant Investment? February 11, 2012 – Posted in: Press

by Dian Vujovich Published February 11, 2012 Palm Beach Daily News It’s Blingtime. What better way to show your intention or your heart’s affection than to dazzle a loved one with a rock? After all, Richard Burton knew the way to Elizabeth Taylor’s heart was via important diamonds (the super-sized ones). And Taylor clearly understood their value whether worn or stored. The Chinese proverb “Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one”…

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Rushing to cash in gold August 10, 2011 – Posted in: Press

by Francine Knowles Published August 10, 2011 Chicago Sun-Times With gold items in front of her, Tobina Kahn, vice president of House of Kahn Estate Jewelers, says her business has jumped the past few days as gold has hit record levels. The spike in gold prices has prompted people to sell their gold jewelry, coins and bars. She displays some recent acquisitions on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 in Chicago. | Richard A. Chapman~Sun-Times There’s a…

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Bullion Within Touching Distance of $1,600 July 15, 2011 – Posted in: Press

by Jack Farchy Published July 15, 2011 Financial Times Gold dipped from its record high on Friday as a surge in prices encouraged consumers from Asia to the US to sell their gold for scrap. Nonetheless, the yellow metal remained within reach of the psychological barrier of $1,600, trading on Friday at $1,588 a troy ounce, down from a nominal record of $1,594.16 touched on Thursday but still up 3 per cent over the course…

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Double Eagle’ Gold Fight Recalls U.S. Default July 11, 2011 – Posted in: Press

by Pham-Duy Nguyen Published July 11, 2011 Bloomberg News The 10 rare Double Eagle gold coins at the heart of a federal trial in Philadelphia are remnants of the last U.S. government default, almost eight decades before the current stalemate in Congress over raising the debt limit. The daughter of a Philadelphia jeweler found the coins in a family safe-deposit box in 2003. The coins were confiscated by federal authorities. None were issued to the…

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Loot from Liza Lands in Palm Beach June 22, 2011 – Posted in: Press

by Robert Janigian Published June 22, 2011 Palm Beach Daily News Yes, it’s true. A couple of weeks ago, Liza Minnelli, the veteran Oscar-winning actress and singer, unloaded a few of her possessions at a friend’s yard sale in East Hampton, NY. Indeed, reports from the seaside town, a summer destination for celebrity types from coast to coast, mention that Minnelli even belted out a few numbers during the sale. You can take the gal…

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Sparkling Investments June 14, 2011 – Posted in: Press

by Lewis Braham Published June 14, 2011 Bloomberg Markets Magazine Elizabeth Taylor shows off the 33-carat Krupp Diamond ring that was given to her by Richard Burton in 1968. Nothing better captures the craze for very pricey jewelry than Christie’s International’s upcoming auction of the estate of Elizabeth Taylor. Investors are especially interested in the late movie star’s famed 33-carat Krupp Diamond ring, which then-husband Richard Burton Gave her as a gift in 1968. “That…

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Carat Count April 3, 2011 – Posted in: Press

by Robert Janjigian Published April 03, 2011 Palm Beach Daily News Estate jeweler Adele Kahn, who’s been a fixture on Peruvian Avenue for more than 40 years, was thinking of a way to toast the town’s 100th birthday. To that end, she recently acquired a necklace from a Florida estate that looks like something one of Palm Beach’s grande dames over the past century might have worn, and, in terms of carat weight, cleverly references…

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Precious Pieces Lost in Cash-for-Gold Rush March 25, 2011 – Posted in: Press

by Lucie Greene Published March, 25, 2011 Financial Times Tobina Kahn, Vice President, wears and displays a selection of important Estate Jewelry from The House of Kahn Estate Jewelers in Chicago, Illinois and Palm Beach, Florida. “You don’t take a piece of Van Cleef and melt it. That’s like taking a Picasso for the frame,” laments Tobina Kahn, vice-president of House of Kahn, the US estate jewellery group, of the recent trend for cashing in…

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Elizabeth Taylor: 1932-2011 March 24, 2011 – Posted in: Press

by SUZANNE LE MIGNOT Aired: March 24, 2011 CBS 2 News The House of Kahn Estate Jewelers is proud to be featured on one of the most widely viewed channels nationwide, CBS News, commemorating Elizabeth Taylor’s legacy. Elizabeth Taylor was one of the greatest Hollywood actresses and has stunned movie audiences for decades. She amassed one of the largest jewelry collections over a time-span of 60 years. The House of Kahn Estate Jewelers features an…

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Oscars & Investments February 25, 2011 – Posted in: Press

by ANGELA MILES Aired: February 25, 2011 First Business News The House of Kahn Estate Jewelers is proud to announce that we have been featured in First Business News, a prominent Business News Program syndicated throughout the world. This segment showcases Estate Jewelry that the House of Kahn Estate Jewelers acquired from different Celebrities and Royalty from around the world. Find Jewels reminiscent of Hollywood Glamour and Jewels fit for a Queen at the House…

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