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A 66.40-carat, fancy-orange-brown diamond pendant was one of a number of pieces at the recent Christie’s sale in London to fetch several times their high estimates.
The jewel features a briolette-cut, I1-clarity, type IIa diamond as well as circular-cut white diamond. It more than doubled its GBP 150,000 ($200,121) upper price to bring in GBP 355,600 ($474,419) at the June 5 London Jewels sale, according to the Christie’s website.
In total, the sale raked in GBP 7.1 million ($9.4 million), selling over 190 lots. Jewels from famous design houses such as Cartier, Bulgari and Graff found buyers.
Here are the rest of the top 10 pieces:
Estimate: GBP 180,000 to GBP 260,000 ($240,145 to $346,876)
A Cartier bangle from the 1990s features two zebra heads comprising circular-cut diamonds, buff-top onyx cabochons and circular-cut emerald as eyes.
Estimate: GBP 45,000 to GBP 55,000 ($60,036 to $73,378)
A brooch from around 1890 centers an antique cushion-shaped pink imperial topaz in a frame of old circular-, cushion- and rose-cut diamonds. It made more than six times its high presale price.
Estimate: GBP 160,000 to GBP 240,000 ($213,462 to $320,193)
This Bulgari Serpenti bangle features circular-cut diamonds with pear-shaped diamond eyes.
Estimate: GBP 80,000 to GBP 120,000 ($106,731 to $160,096)
A necklace with 130 natural saltwater pearls in two graduating rows. Its claps bears single-cut diamonds.
Estimate: GBP 42,000 to GBP 60,000 ($56,034 to $80,048)
A Cartier jewel set designed as bamboo includes three graduating necklaces, two bangles and a pair of earrings.
Estimate: GBP 50,000 to GBP 70,000 ($66,707 to $93,390)
A Bulgari ring with circular-, trilliant- and baguette-cut diamonds.
Estimate: GBP 30,000 to GBP 50,000 ($40,025 to $66,707)
A pendant centering a rectangular Colombian emerald in a circular- and baguette-cut diamond surround.
Estimate: GBP 80,000 to GBP 120,000 ($106,731 to $160,096)
This pair of Graff earrings contains two pear brilliant-cut, D-color, internally flawless diamonds of 3.65 and 3.71 carats suspended from pear-shaped diamonds.
Estimate: GBP 25,000 to GBP 35,000 ($33,354 to $46,696)
A Van Cleef & Arpels parure comprising a choker necklace that converts into two bracelets, a pendant/brooch, a pair of earrings and a ring. The pieces are designed with square sugarloaf and oval cabochon coral, oval and circular cabochon chrysoprase and gold.
Main image: The 66.40-carat, fancy-orange-brown diamond pendant. (Christie’s)
