RAPAPORT... Bonhams will offer an array of yellow diamonds at its New
York auction later this month.
The top lot will be an “old European” brilliant-cut,
6.32-carat, fancy vivid yellow, VVS1-clarity diamond set between two brilliant-cut
diamonds. The entire ring is valued at $400,000 to $600,000, Bonhams said in a
recent statement.
“Originating in a turn-of-the-century Tiffany & Co.
six-prong solitaire ring, this diamond is a rare example of 19th-century
cutting technology,” said Susan Abeles, director of US jewelry at Bonhams.
“This old-fashioned cutting style, rarely found in today’s market, epitomizes
old-world charm, brilliance and, above all, depth of color.”
A necklace featuring 17 cut-cornered rectangular, modified brilliant-cut,
fancy yellow diamonds with a combined weight of 47.34 carats will also come
under the hammer at an estimated $350,000 to $550,000. Each of the yellow
diamonds is set within a round brilliant-cut diamond surround and “enhanced” by
a baguette-and-round-brilliant-cut diamond panel.
Aside from yellow diamonds, the sale will feature a diamond
necklace containing 63 round brilliant-cut diamonds weighing a total of 44
carats, estimated at $200,000 to $300,000.
The auction will take place on April 24. |
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