As part of the recently completed sale of the "Magnificent Jewels" auction house Christie's was set a new world record for the prices sold in the same auction jewelry - $ 150.2 million, and the main auction lot - 392.52 carat sapphire - he
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"Blue Beauty of Asia" set a new world record for sapphire price, when it was sold for $ 17.5 million, or $ 44,063 per carat, which allowed the current Christie's jewelry auction to become the largest in the history of trading. Estimeyt "beauty" was $ 7-10 million.
The main auction lots were also: Earrings with a fantastically bright blue diamond of 6.95 carats and a fantastically bright pink diamond of 6.79 carats, purchased by Laurence Graff from Graff Diamonds for $ 15.6 million; a fantasy pink round cut diamond with a purity of VS2, sold for $ 6.1 million; Burmese oval ruby weighing 23.66 carats, rimmed in a ring from Cartier, bought for $ 6 million
Close the list of ten major auction lots following items: a diamond necklace with natural pearls in the Art Deco style, another necklace with five yellow cut diamonds "kushon ", a gold bracelet with diamonds and green garnets called" Parrot Tulip "from JAR, and a pair of pendants made from natural pearls with diamonds.
In total, 89 percent of the lots were sold. The total revenue was 94% of the potential value of all goods exhibited.
Such auctions as Magnificent Jewels, Patek Philippe 175 and Important Watches allowed Christie's to finish the autumn sales week of 2014 with a combined total of $ 185 million, the highest since the first Christie's auction in Geneva in 1969, according to a press release from the auction house