Annenberg Flawless Headlining Diamond and Jewelry Auction
September 21, 09 by IDEX Online Staff Reporter
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The Annenberg Diamond
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The Annenberg Diamond is set to go on auction October 21. Keeping the flawless D color diamond company will be the Taj Mahal Emerald, a Harry Winston emerald and diamond necklace and other objects d'art. The 32.01 carat Annenberg is set to star as the key auction item during the "Jewels: The New York Sale & The Annenberg Diamond," by auction house Christies, in New York.
Estimates for the diamond are $3-5 million. The Taj Mahal Emerald, estimated at $0.8-$1.2 million, was part of a small group of emeralds commissioned by the Mughal Court, possibly during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan.
Items being sold include historical jewelry items with a provenance and new contemporary designers. Vintage jewelry items include pieces designed by Black, Starr & Frost, Boucheron, Cartier, Fabergé, Rubel Frères, René Lalique, Van Cleef & Arpels, Verger Frères and Harry Winston. Seven of the contemporary pieces in the auction is by designer Daniel Brush.
Other items of interest are a Cartier "Mystery" clock and a sapphire sculpture known as the “Blue Venus" that belonged to the Russian Youssoupov family, high ranking aristocrats in Czarist Russia.
Rahul Kadakia, head of jewelry for Christie’s New York, said, “We are honored to present such a remarkable breadth of fine gems and superb jewels at Christie’s first major sale of the Fall Season. From period jewels to contemporary designs of the highest caliber, these sales are truly unique in the sheer number of exceedingly rare items offered. When jewels of this quality and exceptional provenance come to auction alongside masterpieces of Art Nouveau and Art Deco design, it is a major event in the global collecting community that is not to be missed.”
