Set of Three Diamond Rings Smashes Estimate at Sotheby’s Sale 

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Three diamond rings took center stage at a recent Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong, selling for more than five times their high estimate. 

The first ring features a brilliant-cut, 4.28-carat, D-color, VS1-clarity diamond, decorated with baguette and marquise-shaped stones, while the second, of toi et moi design, contains two brilliant-cut diamonds, a J-color, VS1-clarity weighing 3.37 carats and a 3.38-carat, I-color, VVS2-clarity. Meanwhile, the third is a brilliant-cut, 2.78-carat, M-color, SI1-clarity diamond, accented with baguette diamonds. Sold as a set, the rings were the top lot at the April 30 Fine Jewelry sale, exceeding their HKD 200,000 ($25,785) high estimate to bring in HKD 1.1 million ($147,370), according to the Sotheby’s website. 

The sale also featured items from well-known design houses, including Graff, Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier, and Bulgari. In total, the auction garnered HKD 32 million ($4.2 million). 

Here are the rest of the top five pieces: 

Jadeite cabochon earrings at Sotheby's image
These earrings, each containing a jadeite cabochon within a tapered baguette, pear-shaped diamond and onyx-set border, brought in HKD 1 million ($139,188), toward the lower end of their estimated range. 
Oval brownish-yellow diamond ring at sotheby's image
Bearing an oval, 10.23-carat, fancy-deep-brownish-yellow, SI1-clarity diamond framed with brilliant-cut diamonds, this ring surpassed its HKD 420,000 ($54,153) high estimate to sell for HKD 762,000 ($98,248). 
Colombian emerald earrings at Sotheby's image
These earrings are each set with a step-cut Colombian emerald, weighing 2.57 and 2.47 carats, as well as trapeze-shaped and brilliant-cut diamonds. They just missed their lower HKD 700,000 ($90,254) price tag, fetching HKD 698,500 ($90,061).    
Jadeite beads spaced by clasps set with brilliant-cut diamonds necklace at Sotheby's image
A necklace comprising 53 jadeite beads spaced by clasps set with brilliant-cut diamonds, as well as brilliant-cut diamond-set hoops, beat its HKD 500,000 ($64,469) high estimate to realize HKD 653,000 ($84,196). 

Main image: The three diamond rings. (Sotheby’s)

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