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An unmounted sapphire led the recent Sotheby’s auction in New York, where it brought in $409,600.
The piece, a cushion-cut, 5.98-carat Kashmir sapphire, sold within its estimates at the June 18 Fine Jewelry sale. In total, the sale garnered $10.4 million, according to the auction house’s website. Jewels from famous designers such as Harry Winston, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Graff also found buyers.
Here are the rest of the top five lots:
Estimate: $20,000 to $30,000
A pair of David Webb ear clips feature detachable pendants with 8.10 carats of emerald-cut fire opals, in a surround containing baguette tourmalines, oval-shaped ruby and turquoise cabochons. The surmounts include emerald-cut tourmalines and rectangular turquoises, accented throughout with 8.50 carats of round and baguette diamonds of F to G color and VS clarity.
Estimate: $80,000 to $120,000
An unmounted octagonal step-cut, 6.97-carat Ceylon sapphire.
Estimate: $80,000 to $120,000
Another lot is an unmounted oval-shaped, 11.84-carat Ceylon sapphire.
Estimate: $60,000 to $80,000
A ring with a marquise-shaped, 9.19-carat, fancy-yellow, VS1 diamond, between baguette diamonds.
Main image: The unmounted 5.98-carat sapphire that led the auction. (Sotheby’s)
