RAPAPORT… A step-cut, 16.90-carat, D-color, internally flawless diamond ring with a pre-sale estimate of $1.6 million to $2.2 million will lead Bonhams’ fine jewelry sale in New York on September 19. The type-IIa diamond, set with round, brilliant-cut diamond shoulders, “embodies rarity according to every criterion by which a diamond is measured: color, cut, clarity and … Read More →
Fine jewellery embellished with exceptional natural emeralds were the stellar performers at Bonhams’ Rare Jewels & Jadeite auction in Hong Kong. The top lot was a ring by David Webb with an 11.01-carat, step-cut emerald centre stone, flanked by trillion-cut diamond shoulders of approximately 3.10 carats. The piece, which sold for HK$5.46 million (about US$700,453.52), … Read More →
A wide array of coloured gemstone jewellery will go under the hammer at Bonhams’ Rare Jewels & Jadeite auction scheduled for November 30 at Admiralty in Hong Kong. Top-billing the sale is a rare sapphire and diamond ring by Mouawad, which has a pre-sale estimate of HK$6.8 million to HK$8.8 million (US$880,000 to US$1.1 million). … Read More →
A pair of Kashmir sapphires and a rare blue diamond are set to sparkle at Bonhams London as it kicks off the autumn auction season with its Fine Jewellery sale on September 20. Headlining the sale is an oval-cut blue diamond. Weighing 3.81 carats, the fancy intense blue diamond is accompanied by a GIA report … Read More →
Diamond jewellery captivated buyers at Bonhams Fine Jewelry auction held on June 20 in New York. Headlining the sale was a cushion, brilliant-cut diamond ring of 7.59 carats, flanked by two bullet-cut diamonds. The piece sold for HK$2.64 million (US$341,000), exceeding pre-sale estimates, according to Bonhams. “This diamond is an excellent example of a sought-after … Read More →