Sotheby’s Exclusive Breuer Debut Sale Yields $14M

December 9, 2025
Leah Meirovich

Sotheby’s presented a collection of 56 lots by top designers for the inaugural jewelry auction at its new location in New York’s Breuer building, with the total nearing $14 million.

The star of A Legacy of Elegance: Jewels from an Exceptional Collection was a Boucheron laurel wreath necklace from around 1888. The piece featured seven cushion-cut Burmese and Thai rubies, along with old mine-, old European- and single-cut diamonds. It sold for $1.3 million — within its estimated range — at the December 8 sale, according to Sotheby’s.

The auction also featured items from top designers such as Suzanne Belperron, JAR, René Boivin and Cartier.

Here are the rest of the sale’s top 10 lots:

This reversible pendant, which also serves as a brooch, features oval- and pear-shaped pink topazes, as well as round rubies, diamonds, amethysts, sapphires, pink tourmalines, and demantoid garnets at Sotheby's image — More than doubling its $500,000 high estimate was this reversible pendant, which also serves as a brooch. Featuring oval- and pear-shaped pink topazes, as well as round rubies, diamonds, amethysts, sapphires, pink tourmalines, and demantoid garnets, it brought in just over $1 million.

These earrings feature two large pear-shaped diamonds — one a 12.24-carat, F-color, VVS2-clarity stone, and the other an 11.68-carat, D VS2 at Sotheby's image — These earrings feature two large pear-shaped diamonds — one a 12.24-carat, F-color, VVS2-clarity stone, and the other an 11.68-carat, D VS2. The pair sold for $889,000, within estimates.

Suzanne Belperron designed this 1966 bib necklace. It contains oval-, pear-shaped and cushion-cut pink topazes and morganites, oval-, pear- and half-moon-shaped aquamarines, and marquise, pear, old European-cut and round diamonds at Sotheby's image — Suzanne Belperron designed this 1966 bib necklace, which brought in more than twice its $350,000 top price at $825,500. It contains oval-, pear-shaped and cushion-cut pink topazes and morganites, oval-, pear- and half-moon-shaped aquamarines, and marquise, pear, old European-cut and round diamonds.

These quatrefoil earrings by JAR are pavé-set with round and kite-shaped rubies and diamonds at Sotheby's image — These quatrefoil earrings by JAR sold for $698,500, just over their $600,000 upper estimate. They are pavé-set with round and kite-shaped rubies and diamonds.

A rock crystal and sapphire butterfly brooch that JAR created circa 1987 at Sotheby's image — This rock crystal and sapphire butterfly brooch that JAR created circa 1987 fetched $698,500, smashing its expected $500,000 presale high price.

A Suzanne Belperron bib-style necklace features cabochon sapphires and European- and old mine-cut diamonds at Sotheby's image — Another Suzanne Belperron bib-style necklace that more than doubled its estimate was this 1954 piece featuring cabochon sapphires and European- and old mine-cut diamonds. It garnered $635,000 versus an expected upper price of $300,000.

This wild rose brooch by JAR centers a button-shaped, grey natural pearl amid amethyst and sapphire petals at Sotheby's image — This wild rose brooch by JAR centers a button-shaped, grey natural pearl amid amethyst and sapphire petals. It surpassed its $400,000 top price to score $609,600.

Cartier made this invisibly-set ruby and diamond bracelet in the 1930s at Sotheby's image — Cartier made this invisibly-set ruby and diamond bracelet in the 1930s. Sotheby’s sold it for $558,800, just topping its $500,000 high estimate.

These JAR earrings, designed to resemble frost, feature diamond-set branches radiating from pear-shaped diamonds at Sotheby's image — These JAR earrings, designed to resemble frost, feature diamond-set branches radiating from pear-shaped diamonds. The lot just squeaked past its $500,000 upper presale price at $508,000.

Main image: The Boucheron ruby and diamond necklace. (Sotheby’s)

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Sotheby’s Exclusive Breuer Debut Sale Yields $14M

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