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RAPAPORT. A Cartier diamond bracelet that took nearly 2,000 hours to create will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong next month.
The piece, featuring a pear-shaped, 63.66-carat, D-color, internally flawless diamond surrounded by rows of rock crystal, will lead the April 20 Magnificent Jewels sale, Sotheby’s said Monday. The Art Deco-style bracelet is estimated at $5.2 million to $8.4 million. Another top lot is a jadeite bangle weighing 277.67 carats called the Circle of Happiness, Sotheby’s noted.
The auction house will offer a 7-carat, fancy-intense-purplish-pink diamond ring created by Sotheby’s Diamonds, valued at $5.9 million to $7.1 million. Several other jewels by Cartier will also be up for sale, including a 23.48-carat, fancy-deep-pinkish-orange diamond ring with a high valuation of $6.3 million. A ring by the jeweler set with two Kashmir sapphires weighing 5.1 and 4.71 carats and two diamonds carries a high estimate of $1.2 million, while an emeral
December 23, 2020
We weren’t able to gather in person very much in 2020, but that didn’t stop affluent buyers and collectors from bidding on an array of stunning jewels, watches, and once-in-a-lifetime gems in high-profile virtual auctions.
The COVID-19 pandemic stranded all of us including luxury jewelry and watch buyers at home for most of the year, curtailing our spending on travel and entertainment.
For big-ticket buyers, funds that previously had gone toward vacations and experiences were suddenly freed up. And auction houses worked diligently to entice those potential buyers to funnel those freed funds into timeless tangible luxuries by hosting virtual auctions featuring treasure troves of rare, ultra-valuable jewels and watches.