Christie’s New York June Sale To Offer More Than 220 Special Jewelry Items

The Van Cleef & Arpels diamond and sapphire ‘Zip’ necklace.

(IDEX Online News) – Christie’s in New York will offer more than 220 special items of jewelry for sale on June 10. The auction is expected to achieve in excess of $20 million, the auctioneer announced.

The company has already achieved $320 million in spring jewelry auction sales across its global salerooms.

The day-long auction will feature rare colored and colorless diamonds, natural pearls and a significant selection of signed jewels by René Boivin, Boucheron, Bulgari, Cartier, Sterlé, Tiffany & Co., Van Cleef & Arpels, and others.

Highlights of the sale are likely to include the iconic Van Cleef & Arpels diamond and sapphire “zip” necklace (estimate: $250,000 – $350,000), a D-color rectangular-cut diamond ring, by Taffin (estimate: $2,400,000 – $3,200,000), and a spectacular long-chain necklace with over 100 carats of diamonds, by Leviev (estimate: $700,000 – $1,000,000).

The colored diamonds are led by a very rare oval-cut fancy vivid pink diamond of 5.50 carats, estimated at $6,500,000 – $7,500,000 and a rectangular-cut fancy intense greenish blue diamond of 5.02 carats with a pre-sale estimate of $1,000,000 – $1,500,000.

Rahul Kadakia, International Head of Christie’s Jewelry, said: “Our summer jewelry auction on June 10 presents a beautiful and stylish selection of wearable jewelry that speaks to the taste of every collector. The sale will include two esteemed private collections, the Collection of Kathleen and Martin Field and the Estate of Edgar M. Bronfman, in addition to important diamonds, fine vintage creations from the best houses, and rare natural pearls ensuring that our collectors continue to enjoy being part of a vibrant auction market, both as sellers and buyers of rare jewels.”