A 16.40-carat sapphire ring led the recent Phillips auction in Geneva, where it brought in CHF 1.9 million ($2.4 million).
The jewel centers a cushion-shaped Kashmir sapphire between baguette-diamond shoulders. The ring sold within its presale estimates at the November 9 Geneva Jewels Auction: VII, Phillips said Monday.
The auction house garnered CHF 8.1 million ($9.9 million) overall, selling 91 lots, or 73% of those on offer. Pieces from renowned jewelry houses, including Harry Winston, Van Cleef & Arpels, and JAR, also found buyers.
Here are the rest of the top 10 jewels:
Estimate: CHF 290,000 to CHF 450,000 ($350,000 to $550,000)
A Bucherer ring bearing a brilliant-cut, 10.09-carat, D-flawless, type IIa diamond.
Estimate: CHF 380,000 to CHF 660,000 ($450,000 to $800,000)
A collection of nine unmounted fancy-colored diamonds: a triangular, 0.30-carat, fancy-intense-yellow-orange; a brilliant-cut, 0.32-carat, fancy-intense-green-blue; a step-cut, 0.42-carat, fancy-purplish-red; a step-cut, 0.44-carat, fancy-purplish-red; a marquise-shaped, 0.57-carat, fancy-deep-purplish-pink; an oval, 0.57-carat, fancy-dark-grey-violet; a marquise-shaped, 1.01-carat, fancy-white; a pear-shaped, 1.02-carat, fancy-yellow-green; and a heart-shaped, 3.02-carat, fancy-vivid-yellow diamond.
Estimate: CHF 190,000 to CHF 370,000 ($220,000 to $450,000)
A ring starring a step-cut, 20.16-carat, H, VS1 diamond in a surround of brilliant- and step-cut diamonds, the gallery and shank highlighted with brilliant-cut diamonds and two circular-cut rubies.
Estimate: CHF 400,000 to CHF 600,000 ($490,000 to $730,000)
This brooch from the late 19th century sports a step-cut, 7.96-carat Colombian emerald in a frame of old mine and old European brilliant-cut diamonds, suspended from a row of three similarly cut diamonds. A surmount contains a crown adorned with old European, cushion modified brilliant- and single-cut diamonds.
Estimate: CHF 125,000 to CHF 180,000 ($150,000 to $220,000)
A Hennell necklace from the 1920s, previously in the collection of Queen Mary. The openwork piece features graduating floral and trefoil motifs surrounding a central quatrefoil design, with circular-cut diamonds and 21 cultured pearls.
Estimate: CHF 125,000 to CHF 200,000 ($150,000 to $250,000)
A ring with a cushion-shaped, 5.63-carat Kashmir sapphire.
Estimate: CHF 170,000 to CHF 250,000 ($200,000 to $300,000)
A cushion-shaped, 4.74-carat Burmese ruby is the star of this ring, in a frame of 12 circular-cut diamonds.
Estimate: CHF 65,000 to CHF 85,000 ($80,000 to $100,000)
A Harry Winston necklace boasting a pendant with a pear-shaped, 9.28-carat Ceylon sapphire. The surround and necklace include marquise-shaped diamonds throughout.
Estimate: CHF 125,000 to CHF 200,000 ($150,000 to $250,000)
A ring featuring a pear-shaped, 16.53-carat Russian emerald in a surround of brilliant-cut and pear-shaped diamonds.
Main image: The 16.40-carat sapphire ring with diamonds. (Phillips)
