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RESULTS | Hong Kong Jewellery Spring Sales total HK$563 million / US$72 million

Jewellery, Watches & Handbags

Hong Kong APAC 29 May 2018

Christie’s Hong Kong Spring Sales of Magnificent Jewels realised HK$562,968,750 / US$72,092,401.

AN 8.01 cARAT FANCY VIVID BLUE DIAMOND PENDANT NECKLACE BY MOUSSAIEFF sold for HK$159,850,000 / US$20,470,000, US$2.55m per carat.

The sale attracted 111 buyers from 18 countries across 5 continents.

Vickie Sek, Deputy Chairman and Director of Jewellery Asia, commented: “In a selective market, the sale saw healthy demand from collectors and professionals alike who bid for top quality jewellery and gemstones, realising record prices for a pair of Paraiba tourmalines and a coloured diamond bracelet designed by Edmond Chin for Boghossian. The Rockefeller pearl necklace achieved US$2m, having previously been sold at Christie’s Geneva in 1998 for US$500,000. We look forward to the continuation of our jewellery spring season at Christie’s Paris, New York and London.”

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* Please note when quoting estimates above that other fees will apply in addition to the hammer price - see Section D of the Conditions of Sale at the back of the sale catalogue. *Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium.