In Geneva, all that glitters

Add glow of history next week in Geneva jewelry auction, such as diamonds, rubies and pearls to go under the hammer from the European aristocracy.

Christie Tuesday will provide the world's most famous, Archduke Joseph diamond jewelry. 76.02 karats of flawless white stone Austrian Archduke Joseph August (1872-1862), named one of its owners, provides some of the most desirable stones from India, Baoshan mine, including blue hope diamond Koh- I-Noor. Archduke Joseph is the most perfect diamond in history by Rahul Kadakia Baoshan, Christie's head of jewelry in the Americas and Switzerland.
Auction of a "major event", Kadakia said that the reason is not only the size of the stone, clear, white white "beauty. After unloading, pillow-shaped diamond is expected to bring between $ 1.5 billion U.S. dollars (11.7 million U.S. dollars) euros, dollars and $ 25 million. Kadakia said, unpublished estimates, scope of services, denominated in U.S. dollars, because it is the currency of the global market.
Including line sold at Sotheby's auction last Wednesday will be amazing, baby pink conch pearl and diamond bracelet, grape fruit, belonging to Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain (1887-1869), and designed. Unique, commissioned Cartier in the late 1920s, is still in the royal family of Spain for centuries. "The most sought-after this period, one of the gems from Cartier," David Bennett, Sotheby's auction house of the person in charge of the Europe and Middle East jewelry. Bracelet, estimated at 75 million Swiss francs to 1.3 million francs (€ 621,000 - € 1.1 million), a new book, rich illustrations, antique collectors' clubs: "Celebrating a century of extraordinary jewelry jewelry. "323-page book, written by Mr. Bennett, Sotheby's senior experts Daniela Mascetti, according to a special project has been handled in the past 30 years.
Another noble product will be a couple hanging and ruby ​​diamond ear clips 1921 and deep red rubies of Burma's largest Egon zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1892-1990) owned by the Duchess, which is an exact match 's. They were a wedding gift from her parents (estimate: CHF 1.4 million 2.33 million francs). Add an aristocratic accent 19th century gems from the collection of Princess Alice Francis Poniatowska (1901 to 1989), including a necklace 55 Riviere cushion-shaped diamond in a graduated row (250,000 francs - 350,000 francs).
Its products range from ancient times to the present day, both sales, was named as some of the world's largest designer, Michelle de la Valle, Susan Beier Pei dragon, Bulgari, Tiffany, Van Cleef & Arpels , Harry Winston, David Webb. As in the selection of the cases in a wide price range. Christie, a pair of Bulgari ruby ​​and diamond pendant earrings estimated at 290,000 francs -480,000 francs, and the charming David Webb enamel bracelets, designed for zebra, ten thousand francs - 15,000 francs. Sotheby's auction house, a Beier Pei dragon agate, coral and diamond brooch from around 1935, with carved flowers, petals and leaves, is expected -235,000 francs of 140,000 francs and a beautiful pink and blue Michelle de la valley is a necklace Zhuhai Sapphire and Morganite 5000, Falang -7,000 francs.
Christie's will also be hit India's Mughal jewelry, including the back of the double-sided emerald, diamond and enamel turban ornaments (-550,000 francs, 350,000 francs), one side is white, green, red and green .