Christie’s Gets Colorful with New York Auction

The three Perfect Palette diamonds

Three rings featuring diamonds with fancy-vivid color will head up the Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction in New York next month. The trio of jewels, called the Perfect Palette, comprises a 2.13-carat, fancy-vivid-blue diamond ring, estimated at $2 million to $3 million, Christie’s said Tuesday. Also included are a 2.34-carat, fancy-vivid-orange diamond ring and a 2.17-carat, … Read more

Christie’s Online Jewelry Auction Sells Out

Christies della Valle lemon earrings

Christie’s garnered $799,125 from its online sale of jewelry by designer Michele della Valle, with 100% of items finding buyers. The top lot at the auction was a pair of yellow sapphire, tsavorite garnet and diamond lemon earrings, which went for $75,000, smashing its $10,000 high estimate, Christie’s said last week. Another set of earrings … Read more

24ct. Yellow Diamond Beats Estimate at Christie’s

Christies Yellow Diamond

A 23.58-carat diamond ring was the top lot at Christie’s Jewels Online sale, fetching well above its high estimate. The piece, which featured a cut-cornered rectangular modified brilliant-cut, fancy-yellow, SI1-clarity stone, bracketed by two triangular-cut diamonds, brought in $325,000 against its $300,000 upper estimate, Christie’s said Wednesday. In total, the auction running from January 27 … Read more

Christie’s Rakes In $5M from Paris Sale

The 14.7-carat diamond.

A 14.7-carat diamond ring was the top seller for Christie’s in Paris, nearly tripling its high estimate. The marquise-cut, E-color, SI1-clarity stone sold for EUR 437,500 ($531,812), or $35,322 per carat, well above its EUR 150,000 ($182,333) upper valuation. It was one of a number of noteworthy diamonds that led the sale Paris Jewels sale, … Read more

Harry Winston Wins Top Item at Christie’s NY

43.10-carat Kashmir sapphire.

Christie’s sold a Kashmir sapphire and diamond bracelet to Harry Winston for $6 million on Tuesday, kicking off the December New York Magnificent Jewels season. The piece, which led the auction house’s New York sale, featured a 43.10-carat sapphire surrounded by 67.90 carats of D-color, internally flawless diamonds. The final price fell within the estimate … Read more