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Christie’s Sells 92ct. Heart Pendant for $15M
May 18, 2017 3:01 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... The largest heart-shaped, D-flawless diamond ever offered at
auction fetched $15 million at Christie’s in Geneva on Wednesday, the company reported.
The 92.15-carat diamond, which was mounted in a necklace, achieved
$162,611 per carat, falling within its pre-sale estimate of $14.1 million to
$20.2 million. The piece, dubbed “La Légende,” was a creation of Boehmer et
Bassenge, a high-end maison launched last year and named after 18th-century
Parisian jewelers Charles Boehmer and Paul Bassenge.
Other sales at the auction included a ring set with diamonds
and an oval-cut, 15.03-carat ruby, which garnered $12.9 million. Separately, a cushion-shaped,
7.97-carat, fancy intense blue, VS1-clarity diamond went for $12.7 million, or
$1.6 million per carat.
The Magnificent Jewels auction recorded total proceeds of
$95 million (CHF 93.1 million) including buyer’s premiums. It came a day after
rival Sotheby’s sold $151.5 million of jewelry at its Geneva event, headlined
by a pair of earrings that fetched a record $57.4 million, or $2.9 million per
carat.
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Tags:
auction, Boehmer et Bassenge, Charles Boehmer, Christie’s, cushion, D-flawless, fancy intense blue, geneva, heart, La Légende, Magnificent Jewels, necklace, Paul Bassenge, Rapaport News
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