A ring centering an 8.15-carat sapphire will lead the upcoming Heritage Auctions sale.
The lot features an emerald-cut Kashmir sapphire between two diamonds weighing 1.78 carats each. The ring will carry an upper estimate of $500,000 at the December 7 Holiday Fine Jewelry Signature Auction, Heritage said recently.
The Dallas, Texas-based auction house will offer 52 jewels at the upcoming sale, including pieces from well-known designers such as Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Bulgari.
Here are the rest of the top five lots:
A ring centering a cushion-shaped, 7.33-carat Kashmir sapphire in platinum and 18-karat gold.
Another sapphire, this one a cushion-shaped, 3-carat Kashmir gemstone, in a frame of 10 European-cut diamonds.
This ring bears a marquise-shaped, 5.51-carat, F-color, VS1-clarity diamond between two baguette-cut diamonds.
A cut-cornered square modified brilliant-cut, 17.75-carat, U to V, SI1 diamond is the star of this ring. It’s accented with tapered baguette-cut diamonds weighing around 3 carats and full-cut diamonds totaling approximately 1.20 carats.
Main image: A ring bearing an 8.15-carat sapphire. (Heritage Auctions)
