A legendary diamond, Jonker number 5, sold for 5.3 million from Christie’s ♦
The sale of Magnificent Jewels by Christie’s in Hong Kong totaled $ 79.4 million. Of this nursery, 5.3 million were spent for a diamond, the Jonker number 5, above its pre-sale estimate of 2.2 to 3.6 million. The diamond weighs 25.27 carats, has a rectangular cut, type IIa, color D, VVS2 clarity. The Jonker No. 5 is part of the legendary diamond collection cut from a rough 726 carat stone, discovered by Jacob Jonker in South Africa in 1934. That stone was, in that moment, the fourth largest diamond ever found. It also has a long history: that diamond had bought it from Sir Ernest Oppenheimer’s Diamond Corporation. Then, it was sold to Harry Winston in 1935 and was exhibited during the celebrations of the Coronation Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary in London, and then at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
Harry Winston later cut the big diamond with help by Lazare Kaplan: the result is 13 pieces with a weight of 3.53 to 142.90 carats, although the largest was later reduced to 125.35 carats to increase his brilliance.
Another piece of value sold in Hong Kong is a necklace created by Edmond Chin for Boghossian. It consists of 11 perfect emeralds that shape the shape of a small palm, with a diamond outline. Sales price: $ 6 million. Federico Graglia
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