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 Kadakia said, unpublished estimates, scope of services, denominated in U.S. dollars, because it is the currency of the global market.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 .

Sotheby auction house European royal gems to obtain firm prices

Comes with a cartier that puts bracelets on sale in Asia the expansion of the Spanish royal family whose members the gems of the highest quality, many aristocratic collection should be taken next week, prices firm, Sotheby online authoritative experts say, Wednesday evening, 20th century 20 bracelet of France pink conch pearls and diamonds, jewelery and other precious stones blocks in Geneva, European owners to give in tough times, especially in objects in the euro area. "Rooms small royal sources, the reason is very obvious in the market. This comes directly from the family of Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain," David Bennett, chairman of Sotheby's auction house in Europe and the Middle East jewelry department, told Reuters as he held the wrist in a trumpet animated visualization of room.Sotheby is not named in the title of the“lady of title” bracelet separation belonging to Queen Victoria Eugenia (1887-1969), King Juan Carlos grandmother.

Estimated to sell for $ 800,000 - $ 1,400,000, not including commission, at its sale on November 14. "This is one of the soil maps in the largest jewelry-war a great demand for Cartier jewelery is enormous. Pearls have different size settings asymmetrical but harmonious "Bennett said:" I by the owner for me the new book to take pictures, but I did not expect it will eventually be for sale " , he added, referring to the luxurious tome he recently published "celebrity jewelry: a special gem of the 19th century and the 20th century" with colleagues Daniela in beautiful jewelry, all sales Mascetti.In 590 countries 70 provenance.

A nobility or aristocracy flawless blue diamond grading fancy deep blue for its color and weight 10.48 kt, on top of a large part of the value of 4.0 million to 4 0 million. "They only come to the Cullinan mine in South Africa, which is still operated," says Bennett, and stressed the Diamonds. International market The Petra jewelry, it has a lot of areas, including diamonds, stones color and precious antique jewelry However, "special is highly sought after," he said, "is very strong interest in high-end market are increasingly strong periodic jewelry," he said . "This sale is an unusual number of fine colored gemstones -. Rubies, sapphires and emeralds"

Rare Earth Burmese ruby

Ruby and diamond pendant ear clips 1921 Properties princess perfect match with a Burmese ruby ​​weighing over 11 carats. Their wedding gift to Princess Guo Egon Hohenlohe-Langenburg of Zude, parents and sold a descendent of anonymity. More than 10 kt itself is very rare, but a pair of 11-carat ruby ​​is really a massive earrings, "says Bennett dollars expected sales in the United States 1500000-25000.

Chrome ruby ​​strong fluorescence, they go crazy night, they watch the fire, "he said.An European aristocratic families of the unknown ruby ​​and diamond bracelet sales by Van Cleef & Arpels Van Cleef & treasure, years from 1940, "is very similar to the sale in Windsor" The Duchess, he said.An 12.52 carat oval emerald, fresh from the famous British MUZO is estimated at $ 400,000 to $ 600,000. Rival Christie holds his half-annual sale on Tuesday (November 13) at the top there is a lot of Archduke Joseph of Austria, the perfect white diamond.

The Diamond, billing largest in the world in private hands, the India legendary Golconda mines, weighing 76.02 carats, is estimated at more than 15 million U.S. dollars, with the auction house, known as the "King of Diamonds" by French billionaire François Graf Pinault.Laürence often involved in telephone sales or tenders in Geneva. London luxury jeweler Graff Diamonds pulled a planned $ 1,000,000,000 IPO in Hong Kong Stock Exchange in May because of unfavorable market conditions.