Christie’s is offering an 8.17-carat diamond ring at an upcoming auction in New York, where it could fetch as much as $350,000.
The jewel bears a round brilliant-cut, D-color, internally flawless-clarity diamond and is on offer without reserve. It will take center stage at the October 15 Jewels Online sale, the auction house said on Tuesday.
Christie’s will offer over 260 lots, including pieces from well-known jewelry houses such as Bulgari, Cartier and Harry Winston.
Here are the rest of the top 10 lots:
A Graff ring starring a square emerald-cut, 7.85-carat, D, VS1-clarity, type IIa diamond with the potential to be internally flawless, between tapered baguette-cut diamonds.
A Van Cleef & Arpels ring sporting an emerald-cut, 5.22-carat, D, VVS2 diamond, embellished with approximately 2.60 carats of pear and round diamonds.
A rivière necklace comprising 67 pear brilliant-cut, 0.50- to 2.47-carat, D, internally flawless to VVS1 diamonds.
A heart brilliant-cut, 6.52-carat, D, VVS1, type IIa diamond is the star of this ring.
Another rivière necklace, this one featuring 53 emerald-cut diamonds that range from 1 to 2.01 carats, G to I color, and internally flawless to VS2 clarity.
An unmounted pear brilliant-cut, 5.34-carat, D, internally flawless, type IIa diamond.
A necklace with 47 cut-cornered rectangular and square modified brilliant-cut, fancy-light-yellow diamonds, weighing between 0.32 and 3.01 carats and of VVS1 to SI2 clarity.
This ring has a square emerald-cut, 6.01-carat, F, VVS1 diamond.
A Cartier ring circa 1950 bears an emerald-cut, 5-carat, D, VS1 diamond with tapered baguette-cut diamonds.
Main image: The 8-carat diamond ring that will lead the sale. (Christie’s)
