Country overtook Botswana in 2023.
Customers faced a dilemma: Buy unprofitable goods or lose future allocations.
Heart-shaped, 10.22-carat diamond pendant takes top spot, going for $343,400.
Some 97% of lots found buyers at December 10 New York Magnificent Jewels auction.
Piece with 9.01-carat stone will lead December 17 Important Jewels sale in Hong Kong.
More than 95% of lots on offer found buyers.
Council now recognizes three main types of eligible materials: pre-consumer, postconsumer, waste and a mix of the three.
The AWDC’s Karen Rentmeesters and Ravi Bhansali discuss the recent conference and what’s next for the Belgian industry.
Top item is a necklace containing over 82.75 carats, with a high estimate of $450,000.
Auction will also feature items from the collections of Carolyn Pesnell Amory, Joanne B. Breyer and Joanne duPont Foster.
Fine Jewels sale also includes collections of beauty icon Sydell Miller and theater benefactor Merle Reskin.