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Cartiered Away: Outstanding Results from Bonhams Jewellery Sale
http://www.bonhams.com/jewellery
Yesterday's jewellery sale at Bonhams New Bond Street demonstrated that for high quality fine jewellery a phenomenal price can be commanded, with the one Cartier sautoir being sold for £216,000 from the pre-sale estimate of £15,000- £20,000.
The sale reached a total of £1.8m, with 88% sold by value. An array of stunning pieces exceeded expectations on the day, including coloured stones, diamonds and signed period jewels. Other pieces by Cartier including an art deco diamond strap bracelet, by Cartier, circa 1925, which sold £69,600 from a guide price of £20,000 to £30,000. A sapphire and diamond cluster ring, also by Cartier, with the sapphire weighing 2.37cts, of Kashmir origin sold for £21,000. This equated to an outstanding price per carat of £8,900.
Other coloured stones which achieved outstanding prices included a fine art deco emerald and diamond ring, circa 1925, of Colombian origin which sold for £162,000 from a guide price of £30,000 to £40,000.
Diamonds remained a firm favourite with a fine diamond single-stone ring with brilliant-cut diamond, weighing 8.23cts, I colour, VVS1 clarity, selling for £93,600 (price per carat = £11,400). An impressive pair of diamond earrings, each set with an old brilliant-cut diamond, weighing 10.55cts and 10.42cts sold for £102,000. A diamond single-stone ring with a step-cut diamond, weighing 6.30cts, G colour, Vs1 clarity sold for £74,400 (price per carat £11,800).
Other elite jewellers featured in the sale included stunning signed pieces by William Asprey, Boucheron, Buccellati, Bulgari and Van Cleef and Arpels.
Jean Ghika, Director of UK and Europe at Bonhams Jewellery department comments: "We are delighted with yesterday's results which clearly demonstrate that the market is buoyant for jewels of exceptional quality and rarity. Our top lots, the aquamarine sautoir by Cartier and the art deco emerald ring, far exceeded our expectations. Competition for rare period pieces is fierce."
Enquiries: Jean Ghika on +44 (0) 20 7468 8282
For more information please contact Charlotte Hastings or Rosie Kempson at The Communication Group on 0207 630 1411 or email chastings@thecommunicationgroup.co.uk/ rkempson@thecommunicationgroup.co.uk
NOTES FOR EDITORS
Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world's oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. The present company was formed by the merger in November 2001 of Bonhams & Brooks and Phillips Son and Neale UK. In August 2002, the company acquired Butterfields, the principal firm of auctioneers on the West Coast of America and in August 2003, Goodmans, a leading Australian fine art and antiques auctioneer with salerooms in Sydney, joined the Bonhams Group of Companies. Today, Bonhams offers more sales than any of its rivals, through two major salerooms in London: New Bond Street, and Knightsbridge, and a further seven throughout the UK. Sales are also held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Boston in the USA; and Switzerland, France, Monaco, Australia, Hong Kong and Dubai. Bonhams has a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 25 countries offering sales advice and valuation services in 57 specialist areas. For a full listing of upcoming sales, plus details of Bonhams specialist departments, go to www.bonhams.com. (January 2008)
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