Ring Van Cleef & Arpels with a unique diamond weighing 10.28 carats, E color cut "Marquis" will be the main lot auction jewelry Bonhams in London on 27 April. Preliminary assessment of the product cost is £ 150 000 - £ 200 000.
Diamond GIA has been classified as belonging to type IIa.
Signed jewelry from the most famous fashion houses of the world will also be offered for sale, which will consist of a total of 141 lots.
Among the famous works of jewelry - a diamond brooch in the shape of a flower fuchsia and a set of earrings Van Cleef & Arpels. Brooch formed as a flower head fuchsia, its petals are made of round-cut diamonds, created hinge cascade pyriform polished at its stamens. Set with diamonds weighing 27.05 carats, estimated at £ 70,000 - £ 100 000.
Another important lot of trades - a bracelet-watch "Serpenti» (Serpenti) with enamel and diamonds from Bulgari. This is a rare surviving copy of the famous clock Bulgari Serpenti, created approximately in 1965-1970.
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In a statement, India's Ministry of Finance on January 25, said that the government will pay the bank commission of 2.5% for the mobilization of gold stored in them, to participate in the scheme of gold monetization. In addition, investors will be allowed to prematurely withdraw the invested amount of the precious metal. The government expects that the above changes will make the scheme more attractive for potential investors.
ReplyDeleteIn accordance with the amended rules, the government will pay the participating banks the cost of services for testing the purity of gold, its purification, storage and transportation. This applies only to the medium- and long-term deposits. "In fact, the banks will receive a 2.5 percent commission on the scheme, which will include funds owed for the collection and testing of gold at refining plants" - the ministry said in a statement.
Interest rates on new deposits of gold will amount to 2.5% per annum. In accordance with the amended rules, investors are now allowed to premature repayment of medium and long-term government deposits. "Any medium-term deposit will be allowed to close prematurely after a three-year period, and any long-term -. After a five-year term of the deposit Payment of interest on deposits will be properly trimmed," - added to the application writers.
In addition, investors can now transmit their gold directly to refineries, rather than venues assay. "It encourages the participation of major institutional investors in the scheme (the monetization of gold)," - say in the ministry.
In addition, the Ministry has simplified and registration requirements for new refiners, from whom are now required only vigorous activity year instead of three years previously. "Bureau of Indian Standards (Bureau of Indian Standards, BIS) published the approved applications from more than 13,000 licensed jewelers, who will serve as centers to collect and verify the purity of gold, of course, if they are already associated with certified BIS refineries", - noted representatives of the Ministry of Finance in a statement.
India imports about 1,000 tons of gold per year. This precious metal is the second largest to import article after oil. According to various estimates, in the hands of the population is up to 20 000 tonnes of gold.