Christie’s Jewels: The New York Sale, held on October 20, 2010 was especially significant as it offered The BVLGARI Blue Diamond, noted as the largest triangular-shaped Fancy Vivid blue diamond ever to appear at auction. The BVLGARI Blue Diamond is an exceptional two-stone diamond ring designed in the 1970s by BVLGARI, with a triangular-shaped colorless diamond of 9.87 carats paired with a stunning triangular-shaped Fancy Vivid blue diamond of 10.95 carats. It carried a pre-sale estimate of over $12 million, and was bought by an Asian collector for $15,762,500 with premium – making it the top jewel sold at auction thus far in 2010. %%
%% “At 7:15pm, when The BVLGARI Blue reached the auction block, the saleroom remained packed with collectors eagerly awaiting the star lot of this blockbuster sale,†said François Curiel. “The bidding started with an $8 million bid. The pair traded bids back and forth in $500,000 increments until the final bid was reachedâ€, he added. The BVLGARI Blue was offered for sale by a private European collector who has kept the ring in his family for almost 40 years and was bought for about $1 million US. %% Earlier in the day, Christie’s achieved an impressive 100 percent sell-through rate for Jeweled Elegance: The Eye of A Distinguished Collector, a carefully-curated single-owner collection of over 160 signed jewels from the most celebrated designers, including Cartier, David Webb, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Harry Winston. This realized a combined total of $11.4 million, far above its pre-sale high estimate. %% Christie’s Jewels: The New York Sale including the JAR Imperial Topaz, Ruby and Diamond Ear Pendants, The Bulgari Blue, Jeweled Elegance & the Vanderbilt Diamond Necklace, offered 447 lots. The sale generated revenues worth $52,492,138 from the 402 lots sold. Amongst the top lots that sold were: A rectangular-cut D color, potentially flawless diamond ring of 17.65 carats by Harry Winston was bought for $2,154,500, a pear-shaped D color, VS1 diamond ring of 17.86 carats by Harry Winston sold for $1,818,500, a pear-shaped D color, IF diamond of 12.32 carats was bought for $1,314,500, a rectangular-cut D color, potentially flawless diamond ring of 12.21 carats by Graff went down the hammer for $1,258,500, a Diamond “Holly Wreath†Necklace, by Harry Winston, 1962, total weight of diamonds approximately 152.35 carats was bought for $1,202,500, an Art Deco “Tutti Frutti†Diamond, Multi-Gem and Enamel Sautoir, by Mauboussin, 1927 was bought for $1,106,500, a cushion-cut E color, VVS1 diamond of 14.10 carats was bought for $1,034,500, a pair of cushion-cut Kashmir Sapphire Ear Pendants sold for $782,500, a Pair of Imperial Topaz, Ruby, and Diamond Ear Pendants, by JAR sold for $650,500.
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