The results of the auction of Magnificent Jewels at Christie’s in Hong Kong: a blue diamond sold for $ 11.8 million beats all.
Surprise: The Ratnaraj Ruby, ring with stone from the bright red color and a perfect crystal structure, it is not the most beautiful of them all. At least in a Christie’s auction in Hong Kong. The crowning, instead, has been a ring with blue marquise cut diamond by Moussaieff, sold for 11.8 million dollars. The ruby, however, came soon after: the stone was baptized ratnaraj, which means “king of precious stones” in ancient Sanskrit (the historical language of India). In reality, the ruby, weighing over 10 carats, mounted on a ring and surrounded by diamonds, it comes from Burma. This stone is considered to be of exceptional color and is called pigeon blood, a very rare quality. The estimate for this ring was between 8.8 and 12.5 million US dollars. It was sold for 10.2 million: exactly in the middle. In short, no record, but still quite successful. As always in auctions in the East is a highly valued the jade. A jade necklace was sold for 3.4 million dollars, while a suite of jadeite and diamond has carried 3.1 million. Of note is the two diamond earrings Boehmer et Bassenge newborn, sold for 2.8 million. Not bad for a rookie. Well even a pin with emerald signed Van Cleef & Arpels sold for 1 million. Federico Graglia
