The Real-Gem Infinity Gauntlet, a One-of-One Built From Marvel's Design Files With 6 Natural Stones, Where Its Reported $25 Million Start Comes From and Who Is Allowed to Bid

This Infinity Gauntlet is a one-of-one version of Thanos' glove, built from Marvel's design files by East Continental Gems, a New York family jeweller. Its 6 Infinity Stones are untreated natural gems totalling more than 170 carats. Julien's Auctions will offer it on 8 December 2026 at Rosewood Abu Dhabi, with a starting bid reported at USD 25 million, or about THB 843 million.

What It Is and Who Made It

The project began in 2019, when East Continental Gems CEO Adam Mirzoeff saw a toy Infinity Gauntlet on a senior Marvel executive's desk and joked that someone should make a real one.

Marvel opened the design files of the screen-used prop. The gauntlet itself was produced by collectibles maker Gentle Giant, with Los Angeles designer Darren Romanelli as creative director, and the finished piece debuted at the Marvel booth at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2022.

Sources — National Jeweler: Marvel Debuts Gem-Set Infinity Gauntlet · TheWrap

Who Are East Continental Gems?

A family business that has worked from the same New York office since 1972. Mirzoeff describes himself as a fourth-generation jeweller.

Sources — National Jeweler

The 6 Gems, Stone by Stone

Each gem was chosen to match its Infinity Stone on screen, and most can be traced to a source country:

Sorted by weight, heaviest first
Sources — National Jeweler · TheWrap

Where Does the Time Stone Emerald Come From?

It was first mined more than 100 years ago. East Continental Gems held it for over 30 years and turned down every offer for it until this project.

None of the 6 stones has been treated for colour or clarity, which Julien's Auctions says may never be repeated as a set.

Source — Hypebeast

When and Where It Sells, and Who Can Bid

The gauntlet is a headline lot in Julien's Auctions' Pop Culture Legends sale on 8 December 2026 at Rosewood Abu Dhabi, after a tour of Bahrain through November.

Every bidder must be approved by the house before the sale, and Julien's is asking collectors to get in touch early to begin vetting.

Sources — Luxe Digital

Where Does the USD 25 Million Figure Come From?

The figure has followed the piece since its 2022 debut, when it was valued at USD 25 million, and it is now reported as the starting bid for the sale.

Sources — Dexerto: $25M starting bid

How It Compares With Other Pop Culture Collectibles

Against collectibles Luxe Addict has covered, the gauntlet's starting figure is already above both before a single paddle goes up:

Sources — Luxe Addict: Batman Returns Batmobile Auction · Dexerto

Why Sell It Now?

The 8 December sale lands 10 days before Avengers: Doomsday opens on 18 December, when Marvel is at its loudest of the year.

Source — Dexerto

The Luxe Addict Take on What the Price Buys

The 6 gems are the part of the price you can weigh. What cannot be bought anywhere else is the Marvel name, design files taken from the real prop, and being the only one in existence.

It was made as a sculpture on a display plinth, not to be worn, so the winner gets something to show at home rather than something to wear out.

Source — Luxe Digital

Where Can You See It Without Buying It?

It tours Bahrain through November before moving to Rosewood Abu Dhabi for the sale, the 2 places announced so far to see it before it changes hands.

Who Should Watch This Sale?

Anyone who collects film pieces or large coloured stones. The result will set a new reference for how far a pop culture object made with real precious materials can go.

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