A Cartier sapphire ring fetched EUR 205,400 ($230,401) at a recent Bonhams auction in Paris, more than tripling its high estimate.
The jewel centers an oval-cut, 11.50-carat Madagascan sapphire between two pear-cut diamonds. The ring beat its EUR 60,000 ($67,303) top price at the October 29 Fine Jewellery, Paris sale, the auction house said last week.
Bonhams sold more than 90 lots, with several jewels beating their presale estimates. Pieces from well-known designers such as Chaumet, Bulgari, and Van Cleef & Arpels also went under the hammer.
“The results of our Paris Fine Jewellery sale reflect the enduring appeal of exceptional gemstones and jewels of distinctive design and provenance,” said Mathilde Rispe, Bonhams’s jewelry specialist for France.
Here are the rest of the top five lots:
Estimate: EUR 15,000 to EUR 20,000 ($16,825 to $22,433)
A Cartier brooch from 1940 designed as a rose is pave-set with brilliant and single-cut diamonds, enhanced with square-cut rubies and surmounted by a diamond and leaves featuring three emeralds. The stem contains baguette-cut diamonds.
Estimate: EUR 60,000 to EUR 80,000 ($67,299 to $89,723)
A Kat Florence necklace sporting a cushion-cut, 81.17-carat, neon-blue Paraiba tourmaline on an openwork mount sporting brilliant-cut diamonds.
Estimate: EUR 23,000 to EUR 33,000 ($25,795 to $37,011)
A ring bearing a brilliant-cut, 4.23-carat, G-color, SI2-clarity diamond in a thick 18-karat yellow band.
Estimate: EUR 16,000 to EUR 26,000 ($17,942 to $29,155)
This necklace features a pendant with an oval-cut, 22-carat Ceylon sapphire, collet-set within a three-color gold oval plaque highlighted with brilliant-cut diamonds, suspended from a single row of pearls. The sapphire changes color between blue and violet.
Image: The Cartier 11.50-carat sapphire ring. (Bonhams)
