A necklace featuring a 90.80-carat, light-brown diamond brought in CNY 8.3 million ($1.2 million) at a special Christie’s sale in Shanghai, China.
The William Goldberg necklace, called the Starlight, showcases a pear brilliant-cut, W-to-X range, VS2-clarity, type IIa stone. It’s suspended from a rectangular-cut yellow diamond, on a chain of pear-shaped pink diamonds and variously cut colorless diamonds. The piece sold for just under its estimated range of CNY 8.6 million to CNY 18 million ($1.3 million to $2.7 million) at the November 13 Luxury Evening Sale.
The auction, which Christie’s held to celebrate its 40th anniversary in Asia, realized CNY 38.6 million ($5.8 million) in total.
Here are some of the other top lots:
Estimate: CNY 4.8 million to CNY 6.8 million ($719,464 to $1 million)
A Tiffany & Co. ring containing a round brilliant-cut, 11.69-carat, D-color, internally flawless, type IIa diamond, with the potential for higher clarity.
Estimate: CNY 3.4 million to CNY 5 million ($502,126 to $749,442)
This ring centers a heart-shaped, 6.84-carat Muzo Colombian emerald. The gem is in a surround of pear-shaped and brilliant-cut diamonds as well as variously cut Argyle pink diamonds.
Estimate: CNY 3.2 million to CNY 5 million ($479,643 to $749,442)
A ring with a cut-cornered rectangular modified brilliant-cut, 14.58-carat, fancy-vivid-yellow, internally flawless diamond between trapeze-shaped diamonds.
Estimate: CNY 3.2 million to CNY 5 million ($479,643 to $749,442)
Centering an oval-cut, 21.87-carat, royal-blue Burmese sapphire, this ring has a surround of oval and round diamonds.
Estimate: CNY 2.6 million to CNY 4.3 million ($389,710 to $644,520)
Wallace Chan created this brooch in the shape of a rearing stallion. The piece is covered in variously shaped yellow and brown diamonds, round diamonds, pink sapphires and carved rock crystal.
Main image: The Starlight necklace featuring a 90.80-carat light-brown diamond. (Christie’s)
