A 30.10-carat pink diamond was the star of a recent jewelry sale at Bonhams in Hong Kong, fetching HKD 20.4 million ($2.6 million).
The final sale price for the unmounted round brilliant-cut, very-light-pink, type IIa diamond was above its HKD 18 million ($2.3 million) presale high estimate, Bonhams said last week. The stone, which was on offer following a 50-year stint in a private collection, led the November 28 Hong Kong Jewels & Jadeite sale.
In total, the 160 lots on offer, including a number of colored diamonds and gemstones that surpassed their original price range, brought in HKD 69 million ($8.9 million).
“We are absolutely delighted with the sale results, which reflect the quality of the pieces offered and the continued strong demand for colored diamonds and gemstones,” said Stewart Young, director of jewelry and head of jewelry for Asia at Bonhams. “Particularly noteworthy is the outstanding result achieved for the exceptional 30.10-carat…pink. It was exciting to present the remarkable colored diamond at auction.”
Here are the rest of the top pieces from the sale:
This Kat Florence pendant necklace features an oval, greenish-blue Mozambique Paraiba-type tourmaline weighing 126.25 carats, and 16.28 carats of brilliant-cut diamonds. Garnering 22 bids, it sold for HKD 4.2 million ($539,062), smashing its HKD 2.5 million ($321,253) high estimate. A ring with three rectangular radiant-cut diamonds went for HKD 2.5 million ($326,907), more than double its HKD 1.2 million ($154,201) high price. A 2.27-carat fancy pink sits between a 2.25-carat fancy-intense-yellow-green and a 2.08-carat, fancy-deep-yellow, VVS2-clarity diamond.A cushion-shaped, 6.51-carat, fancy-vivid-yellow, VVS1-clarity diamond ring fetched HKD 2.3 million ($294,268), within its estimated range. Bonhams sold this necklace bearing a pear-shaped, 135.90-carat Colombian emerald pendant, hanging from a round brilliant-cut, 5.01-carat, D-color, VS2-clarity diamond, with an additional 32.15 carats of diamonds, for HKD 2.3 million ($294,268). The final figure was more than four times its HKD 500,000 ($64,251) high estimate. This ring contains a cushion-shaped, 13.49-carat, fancy-intense-yellow, VVS1-clarity diamond center stone with a surround of approximately 1.90 carats of diamonds. It achieved HKD 2 million ($261,628), meeting its presale estimate. A ring with an oval-shaped, 24.88-carat Colombian emerald, accented by diamonds, brought in HKD 1.8 million ($237,149), within its price range. Another emerald necklace of Colombian origin, this one featuring an octagonal, 104.56-carat center stone with a surround of round-brilliant-cut diamonds and a pear-shaped diamond surmount, sold in a set with emerald and diamond earrings, realized HKD 1.8 million ($228,989). This set, containing a necklace and earrings composed of 12 sapphires totaling 94.48 carats and 28.60 carats of diamonds made HKD 1.6 million ($204,510), far outpacing its HKD 900,000 ($115,651) high estimate.
Main image: The 30.10-carat pink diamond. (Bonhams)
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30ct. Pink Diamond Beats Estimate to Fetch Nearly $3M at Bonhams
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