Hong Kong – On 25 May, Christie’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels will host its highly-anticipated Spring live auction, presenting more than 170 lots of extraordinary and rare treasures, ranging from exquisite jadeites, dazzling coloured and colourless diamonds, sensational rubies, emeralds and sapphires, to wondrous natural pearls.

Leading the sale is an exceptional Jadeite Bead Necklace (estimate: HK$55 million – 85 million/ US$7 million – 11 million). The greatest challenge in creating a top-quality jadeite bead necklace lies in finding an assemblage of beads in perfectly well-matched colour, texture and translucency. The rough stones have to be of the highest saturation as well as the finest texture. The exceptional jadeite bead necklace offered in the sale this season consists of 33 perfectly round beads with the most saturated and purest imperial green and glassy translucency viewing from every angle. The jadeite beads range from 12.3 to 15.0 mm in diameter, which is unusually substantial in size. Among all the prized gemstones, only jadeite can utterly demonstrate the philosophy of “circle” in Chinese, integrating the concept of perfect harmony into jewellery aesthetics. This remarkable masterpiece will undoubtedly create a stir in the saleroom.

Previews (by appointment only):

New York | 8 – 12 April | Christie's New York, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City

Singapore | 23 – 24 April | Christie's Singapore, 501 Orchard Road, #19-03 Wheelock Place

Geneva | 7 – 11 May | Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues, 33 Quai des Bergues,1201 Genève

Taipei | 7 – 8 May | Taipei Marriott Hotel, No. 199, Lequn 2^nd Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei

Hong Kong | 15 – 18 May | Christie's Hong Kong, 22/ F, Alexandra House, 18 Chater Road Central

Hong Kong | 21 – 25 May | Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, No.1 Harbour Road, Hong Kong

Auction:

Hong Kong | 25 May | Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, No. 1 Harbour Road, Hong Kong