Fancy-Yellow Diamond Ring Stars at Sotheby’s Geneva

A Valentin Magro ring featuring a 22.05-carat fancy-yellow diamond by Sotheby's image

A ring from Valentin Magro featuring a 22.05-carat, fancy-yellow diamond took center stage at the recent Sotheby’s sale in Geneva.

The piece bears a cut-cornered rectangular mixed-cut, VS1-clarity diamond. It beat its CHF 200,000 ($251,887) upper price, bringing in CHF 215,900 ($271,912) to lead the November 14 Fine Jewelry auction, according to Sotheby’s.

In total the sale garnered CHF 8.9 million ($11.2 million), with several pieces surpassing their high estimates. The auction house offered lots from famous design houses such as Schreiner, Bulgari, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Graff.

Here are the rest of the top five pieces:

This three-piece diamond demi-parure by Schreiner comprises a choker with pear-shaped diamonds throughout, enhanced with brilliant-cut stones — 140.62 carats in total — along with a pair of fringe-style pendant earrings by Sotheby's image
This three-piece diamond demi-parure by Schreiner more than doubled its high estimate of CHF 75,000 ($94,459), achieving CHF 190,500 ($239,925). The set comprises a choker with pear-shaped diamonds throughout, enhanced with brilliant-cut stones — 140.62 carats in total — along with a pair of fringe-style pendant earrings.
A piece from Schreiner, an emerald and diamond necklace, features seven slightly graduated rows of emerald beads weighing 509.98 carats, interspersed with 101.70 carats of faceted diamond beads at Sotheby's image
Another piece from Schreiner, an emerald and diamond necklace, features seven slightly graduated rows of emerald beads weighing 509.98 carats, interspersed with 101.70 carats of faceted diamond beads. It smashed its CHF 75,000 ($94,459) top price to bring in CHF 177,800 ($223,930).
This Schreiner set includes a necklace and a pair of earrings. The necklace sports an articulated fringe set throughout with 99.63 carats of pear-shaped diamonds and a pair of similarly set pendant earrings with 34.65 carats of diamonds at Sotheby's image
This Schreiner set includes a necklace and a pair of earrings. The necklace sports an articulated fringe set throughout with 99.63 carats of pear-shaped diamonds and a pair of similarly set pendant earrings with 34.65 carats of diamonds. The jewels fetched more than twice their upper estimate, realizing CHF 177,800 ($223,930).
A pair of Schreiner necklaces, each designed as a graduated row of diamonds. These include cut-cornered, round-cornered square and rectangular modified brilliant-cut, fancy-yellow diamonds and diamonds with a yellow tint, alternating with step-cut diamonds. The largest is a 1.02-carat, fancy-yellow, SI1 stone at Sotheby's image
The auction house sold this pair of Schreiner necklaces, each designed as a graduated row of diamonds. These include cut-cornered, round-cornered square and rectangular modified brilliant-cut, fancy-yellow diamonds and diamonds with a yellow tint, alternating with step-cut diamonds. The largest is a 1.02-carat, fancy-yellow, SI1 stone. It made CHF 165,100 ($207,935), above its CHF 140,000 ($176,323) high price.

Main image: A Valentin Magro ring featuring a 22.05-carat fancy-yellow diamond. (Sotheby’s)

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