White Roses and Bright Shades of Precious Stones Dominated at Bonhams Lunch:
In order to celebrate the upcoming Christmas holidays and to offer a private viewing of jewellery that will be auctioned in London on December 5, Bonhams auction house held a grand lunch for editors of print and online publications.
The centre of the room was taken by a long table decorated with white roses that perfectly complemented jewels, watches and some unique precious items like gem-set compact by Cartier that will go on sale in just a few days. The entire centre of the table dazzled guests with the bright sparkle of precious gemstones: white and fancy colours of diamonds, sapphires, rubies and emeralds. They were diluted by the soft glow of natural sea pearls and a textured matt gold, which has become the signature of British jeweller Andrew Grima. Before the lunch commenced, Daniel Stryuf, Senior International Jewellery Director of Bonhams, made a presentation and spoke about the upcoming auction and trends. In his speech, he stressed that rare coloured gems jewellery had reached the peak of its popularity yet again and was once again in high demand. And with that I decided to focus on the key auction pieces that burst with colour. Here they are presented to your attention in the gallery below.
Address: 101 New Bond St, London, W1S 1SR
£500,000 – 800,000
A MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY KASHMIR SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND EARRINGS
£250,000 – 350,000
AN IMPRESSIVE DIAMOND 14.24 CTS H-VVS2 RING BY DAVID MORRIS
£150,000 – 250,000
A 4.71 CTS RUBY AND DIAMOND RING BY GRAFF
£50,000 – 60,000
A BELLE ÉPOQUE 3.83 CTS BURMESE RUBY AND DIAMOND PENDANT, CIRCA 1915
£20,000 – 30,000
3.90 CTS COLOMBIAN EMERALD SINGLE-STONE RING
£15,000 – 20,000
A 11.71 CTS SPINEL AND DIAMOND RING
£15,000 – 20,000
A 3.50 CTS KASHMIR SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND DRESS RING, CIRCA 1935
£10,000 – 15,000
A 56 CTS RUBELLITE TOURMALINE AND DIAMOND BROOCH
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Katerina Perez With more than 12 years’ experience in the jewellery sector, Katerina Perez’s expert knowledge spans everything from retail sales and management to content creation, including brand building, jewellery writing and styling. Born and raised in St Petersburg, Katerina’s favourite hobby as a child was playing with the treasures in her grandmother's jewellery box, inspiring a lifelong love of jewellery from a very early age. She spent five years in St Petersburg University of Culture and Arts studying not journalism but business studies and languages, and her writing skills have developed as her passion for her favourite subject – jewellery – has grown. This is why her writing comes straight from the heart rather than the pages of a book. Daughter of an entrepreneur mother, Katerina exchanged her retail management job for jewellery writing in 2013 and hasn’t looked back since.
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