Christie’s is organising an auction of its largest private collection of jewellery parures at Dubai’s Jumeirah Tower Hotel on 27 October 2010. The word “parure” refers to a set of three or more matching pieces of jewellery, traditionally consisting of a necklace, bracelet, ring and a pair of earrings. Christie’s jewellery suites to be presented, comprise of 41 parures signed by Chatila, Jahan and Mouawad, and add upto a total of 2,180 carats of rubies, 1,970 carats of emeralds, 1,630 carats of sapphires and 6,460 carats of diamonds. %% David Warren, International Director of Christie’s Jewellery department and Head of Jewellery Middle East says: “This is a significant opportunity for anyone who is passionate about jewellery. From Ancient Egypt through to 1950s Hollywood glamour and beyond, the parure provides the ultimate jewellery gift. Whether you wear a single ring or you wear the whole suite, a parure provides flexibility, variety and extravagance to last a lifetime.” %% Each of the 41 lots consists of earrings, a ring, a matching necklace and bracelet and will be accompanied by a certificate from its maker. Estimates range from $40,000 to $400,000 and all lots will be offered without reserve. Some of the lots include: %% {{13 emerald parures}}. The highlight amongst these is one signed by Jahan, featuring a necklace set with seven large pear-shaped Colombian emeralds weighing a total of 158.52 carats; a bracelet, ear pendants and ring en suite. (estimate: $350,000-450,000). %% {{ 10 sapphire parures}} will be offered. The highlight is a bracelet with 375 carats of Ceylon sapphires and 164 carats in diamonds of 180.84 carats, and will be offered individually (estimate: $250,000-350,000). %% {{ 12 ruby parures:}} A Suite by Chatila is one of the highlights, featuring a necklace with five rows of oval-shaped rubies with diamond intersections, with bracelet, ear pendants and ring. (estimate: $250,000-300,000). %% {{ 4 diamond parures}} amongst which the highlight is a demi-parure by Chatila, composed of necklace and ear-pendants, containing a staggering 340.09 carats of Marquise, pear and round brilliant cut diamonds (estimate: $250,000-350,000). %% Christie’s auction of International Modern and Contemporary Art is slated at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel on Tuesday, 26 October 2010 and its auction of Jewels and Watches; The Dubai Sale, is slated at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel on 27 October 2010. %% Back in 2006, Christie’s had featured the Gulf pearl parure, by Harry Winston in Dubai, and achieved a record price of $4.1 million for the parure in a sale in Geneva.