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Bonhams to Sell Olympian’s $3M Jewels
Aug 27, 2018 8:48 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Bonhams will feature the jewelry collection of celebrated
Olympic swimmer-turned-property mogul Katherine Domyan at its September auction
in New York.
Born in Hungary, Domyan won two gold medals and set world
records at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, before seeking political
asylum in the US four years later during the games in Melbourne, Australia. However, immigration quotas were filled at the time and it took a special invitation from
President Dwight Eisenhower to clear her move to the US. There, she married Olympic
water-polo player Arpad Domyan, whom she knew from childhood.
The two created a successful real-estate development company
in their new country, enabling them to live a luxury lifestyle between New
York, Los Angeles and Paris, according to Bonhams.
They also collected more than 60 jewels throughout their
56-year marriage, which the auction house has valued at between $2.1 million
and $3.2 million.
Notable pieces include a Van Cleef & Arpels late Art
Deco ruby and diamond bracelet (pictured), carrying an estimate of $300,000
to $500,000.
A group of Harry Winston jewels, including an 86.83-carat
diamond-fringe necklace, estimated at $350,000 to $550,000, will go under the
hammer, along with an emerald-cut, 21.13-carat diamond ring, with a presale
value of $250,000 to $350,000.
“The collection tells a wonderful story of an amazingly
successful woman and her husband, who rose to the very top of their sporting
careers and then went on to be equally successful as they built their real-estate
business in their new homeland of America,” said Caroline Morrissey, senior
jewelry specialist at Bonhams New York.
The Bonhams New York jewelry auction will take place on
September 21, with the auction house holding previews in Los Angeles, Geneva
and New York before the sale.
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Tags:
Arpad Domyan, bonhams, Caroline Morrissey, Harry Winston, Katherine Domyan, Rapaport News, Van Cleef & Arpels
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