A ring with a 43.15-carat yellow diamond is set to lead an upcoming jewelry sale at Phillips, where it is expected to fetch up to $850,000.
The piece features an Old European brilliant-cut, fancy-yellow, VS2-clarity diamond center stone, accented by brilliant-cut diamonds. It will be among nearly 150 items to be offered at the December 13 New York Jewels sale, Phillips said last week.
“The auction features exceptional pieces from important makers, such as René Boivin, Suzanne Belperron, and Jean Schlumberger, alongside stunning offerings in the colored-gemstones and diamond categories,” said Cristina Rodrigo, a jewelry specialist and head of the sale at Phillips. “We’re particularly excited to present several examples of antique-cut diamonds, which are enjoying a surge in popularity right now. Our top lot…is a striking example.”
Here are the other lots rounding out the top 10:
This toi et moi ring features a pear-shaped, 5.03-carat, D-color, internally flawless diamond and a pear-shaped, 3.61-carat, fancy-vivid-yellow, internally flawless yellow diamond. It is expected to fetch up to $300,000. An unmounted cushion-shaped, 3.34-carat Kashmir sapphire has a price range of $150,000 to $300,000. Phillips will offer this ring with an oval Paraiba tourmaline weighing 10.11 carats, framed by baguette diamonds and accented by brilliant-cut diamonds, for $150,000 to $225,000. René Boivin created this set around 1950. It includes a necklace centering a removeable brooch clip featuring a step-cut aquamarine, which can also be shortened into a bracelet. Together with a pair of earrings, it is estimated at up to $180,000. A ring bearing an oval-shaped, 2.11-carat, fancy-intense-green diamond will go on the block with a price range of $115,000 to $170,000. Oscar Heyman is the maker of this necklace, created in a bib design. It contains yellow, brown and orange diamonds in various shapes and sizes interspersed with square-cut diamonds weighing a total of approximately 150 carats. It is estimated at $100,000 to $150,000. A ring with a step-cut, 3.79-carat, Colombian emerald center stone and square- and brilliant-cut diamonds is expected to fetch up to $125,000. This antique diamond necklace has 43 graduated old- and circular-cut diamonds. It has an upper price of $120,000. A necklace with graduated cushion-shaped Ceylon and Madagascar sapphires and diamonds has a top estimate of $110,000.
Main image: The 43.15-carat yellow diamond ring. (Phillips)
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