After the black week, in which Christie’s website was blocked (according to rumors due to a hacker attack), the auction house sees pink. It’s the color of a 10.20-carat fancy deep pink diamond called The Eden Rose, which will go on sale in New York during Luxury Week in June. The auction (11 June) follows that of the Magnificent Jewels and Rare Watches in Geneva which totaled around 80 million dollars. And it precedes the Magnificent Jewels sale in Hong Kong on May 27.
The stone, which has a round brilliant cut, unusual for natural colored diamonds, is expected to sell for between $9 million and $12 million. According to Christie’s, the stone is the most significant fancy deep pink stone of its kind to come to auction in more than a decade. In 2012, a buyer paid $17.4 million for the 12.04-carat The Martian Pink diamond at a Christie’s jewelry auction in Hong Kong.
The Eden Rose has never been offered at auction, and we are proud to present a jewel of its unrivaled caliber for the first time this June in New York.
Rahul Kadakia, international jewelry manager at Christie’s
The Magnificent Jewels on June 11th are on the agenda together with the simultaneous Jewels Online auction, open to offers from June 4th to 13th. The live auction, however, will showcase the collections of world-famous figures, spanning the entire 20th century, from the elite of American society to the stars of Italian cinema. Aside from The Eden Rose, the sale features a wide range of colored, colorless diamonds and gemstones, as well as vintage pieces from houses such as Bulgari, Cartier, Tiffany & Co. and Van Cleef & Arpels. The entire offering of the sale will be exhibited at Christie’s in New York from 6 to 10 June.
Among the most significant pieces are those from the Beauty in Design collection: Magnificent Jewelry from the Collection of Sunny Crawford von Bulow and Ala von Auersperg Isham, assembled by the famous American heiress and socialite, which includes jewels by Van Cleef & Arpels, decorated with diamonds and high quality gemstones. A centerpiece of the collection is a carved emerald, ruby and diamond necklace by Van Cleef & Arpels (est. $200,000-$300,000), centered around a beautifully sculpted Colombian emerald.
Another important collection featured in the sale is the ownership of the Fritz and Lucy Jewett collection, which includes a notable selection of rubies and sapphires, most notably an emerald-cut sapphire and diamond ring of 18.31 carats (150,000-250,000). Additionally, the auction features additional lots of notable provenance, including a stunning selection from the collections of Jeanette Edris Rockefeller and Margaret Thompson Biddle.
There are also important colored stones and diamonds in the sale. For example, a group of old-cut colored diamonds weighing 40.56, 40.38 and 26.63 carats respectively (1,600,000-2,550,000), a ring focused on a fancy vivid blue heart modified brilliant cut diamond of 2.28 carats (1,600,000-2,600,000), and an exceptional fancy vivid pink diamond ring of 3.18 carats (3,000,000-5,000,000).
Completing the sale is a notable selection of precious evening bags by Bulgari, Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, boasting notable provenances including the Duchess of Windsor and the Italian film star Silvana Mangano.
