A rare David Morris pink diamond ring was the top seller at a special Christie’s jewelry auction, where it fetched CHF 1.4 million ($1.6 million).
The piece, which features an emerald-cut, 14.63-carat, fancy-orangey-pink, VVS1-clarity diamond center stone between triangular-shaped diamonds, sold toward the lower end of its estimated range of CHF 1.3 million to CHF 2.1 million ($1.6 million to $2.5 million). In total, the November 10 Exceptional Jewels & Objects of Elegance: A Connoisseur’s Collection – Part 1 sale brought in CHF 20.9 million ($25.2 million).
The auction also featured pieces from well-known design houses including Van Cleef & Arpels, Graff, Boucheron, and Chopard.
Here are the rest of the top 10 lots:
Estimate: CHF 500,000 to CHF 800,000 ($603,773 to $966,064)
A Van Cleef & Arpels mystery-set brooch designed like a bird, with a detachable tail. The piece, with calibré-cut rubies and baguette-cut and round diamonds, has an interchangeable and more elaborate tail.
Estimate: CHF 500,000 to CHF 800,000 ($603,773 to $966,064)
These Graff earrings feature cabochon Colombian emeralds weighing 34.74 and 34.58 carats and pear-shaped diamonds.
Estimate: CHF 750,000 to CHF 1.2 million ($905,656 to $1.4 million)
Another pair of Graff earrings, with cushion-shaped Colombian emeralds of 17.37 and 17.08 carats and oval-shaped Colombian emeralds weighing 3.13 and 2.73 carats, as well as square-cut, G-color, VS1-clarity diamonds weighing 5.15 and 5.01 carats and pear brilliant-cut, 1- to 2.55-carat diamonds.
Estimate: CHF 250,000 to CHF 400,000 ($301,889 to $483,022)
A ring with an octagonal-shaped, 22.05-carat Madagascan sapphire.
Estimate: CHF 600,000 to CHF 1 million ($724,521 to $1.2 million)
A Bulgari Trombino ring with a 14.38-carat cabochon Burmese ruby and baguette-cut and round diamonds.
Estimate: CHF 250,000 to CHF 400,000 ($301,889 to $483,022)
Van Cleef & Arpels mystery-set earrings in a floral design, with calibré-cut rubies and round diamonds.
Estimate: CHF 500,000 to CHF 800,000 ($603,773 to $966,064)
This Graff necklace features a heart brilliant-cut, 12.49-carat, D, VVS2 diamond with the potential to be internally flawless and a pear-shaped, 1.01-carat, D, internally flawless diamond.
Estimate: CHF 400,000 to CHF 650,000 ($483,022 to $785,105)
David Morris earrings with pear-shaped Colombian emeralds weighing 18.87 and 17.69 carats, a pear modified brilliant-cut, 3.02-carat, D, SI1 diamond, a pear brilliant-cut, 3.01-carat diamond and oval brilliant-cut diamonds weighing 2.03 and 2.02 carats.
Estimate: CHF 320,000 to CHF 500,000 ($386,494 to $603,773)
Another piece by David Morris, this ring has a square-shaped, 17.81-carat Colombian emerald with pear-shaped and single-cut diamonds.
Main image: A David Morris 14.63-carat pink diamond ring. (Christie’s)
