18ct. Cartier Sapphire Ring to Hit Auction Block in Paris
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A Cartier ring bearing an 18.25-carat sapphire will headline an upcoming Sotheby’s sale in Paris, where the company predicts it will fetch EUR 600,000 ($704,752).
The piece, featuring a cushion-shaped royal-blue Burmese sapphire between brilliant-cut and baguette diamond shoulders, will lead the September 30 Fine Jewelry sale, the company announced on its website. The auction will include 239 lots, comprising colored diamonds and different gemstones, some from designers such as Graff, Schreiner and Cartier.
Here are the rest of the top 10 lots:
This Cartier bangle has a panther head with sapphire spots among brilliant-cut diamonds, pear-shaped emerald eyes, and a polished onyx nose. It carries an upper estimate of EUR 300,000 ($352,373).
The auction house will offer this ring with a cushion-shaped, 10.68-carat Kashmir sapphire between two triangular diamonds. Its top price is EUR 280,000 ($328,881).
These Graff earrings are expected to bring in up to EUR 280,000 ($328,881). They feature radiant-cut, fancy-intense-yellow, VS1-clarity diamonds weighing 6.35 and 7.04 carats, suspended from brilliant-cut diamonds.
A gold necklace sporting a cushion-shaped, 4.03-carat, fancy-pink, I2 diamond has a high estimate of EUR 240,000 ($281,898)
This lot by Schreiner includes a floral-design necklace with tapered-baguette and brilliant-cut diamonds, and earrings, a ring and a bangle, all with similar motifs. It could fetch up to EUR 150,000 ($176,186).
A ring containing a cut-cornered rectangular modified brilliant, 16.98-carat, K, SI1 diamond has a high estimate of EUR 150,000 ($176,186).
This necklace features 48 graduated natural pearls, alternating with seed pearls. It is set to go under the hammer for EUR 150,000 ($176,186).
A Cartier set comprising a necklace with brilliant-cut diamonds and a pair of clip earrings with central brilliant-cut diamonds of 1.51 and 1.53 carats has an upper price tag of EUR 150,000 ($176,186).
This Graff diamond ring could achieve as much as EUR 140,000 ($164,441). It carries a radiant-cut, 10.03-carat, fancy-light-yellow, VS2 stone between two triangular-cut diamonds.
