A Belle Epoque by Cartier necklace triumphed at Christie’s auction in Paris ♦
A $ 1.4 million Belle Epoque cartier necklace was the top star at Christie’s auction in Paris. The auction house notes that it is the highest price achieved in a sale in the French capital, which was followed remotely by buyers in over 20 countries. The necklace is made up of old cut diamonds with pear-shaped mobile pendants and other round cut diamonds on platinum frame. The auctioneer also sold all the lots in the collection of princess Isabella of Bourbon Parma, who disappeared in 2015 and descended from the ancient noble dynasty. The noble woman’s jewelry was sold for 624,250 euros, three times the basic estimate. A bracelet by Cartier, deux chimères, with coral and diamond, was sold for 374,500 euros, against a forecast of 20,000-30,000, and the 59% of the lots, Christie’s said, were sold above their initial estimate. Federico Graglia