Brief: Sotheby’s Hong Kong tempts buyers with Magnificent Jewels & Jadeite
![Among the pieces lighting up the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on April 6 is a ring containing a 77.77-carat yellow diamond, the size of which is extremely rare for any diamond. Photos courtesy Sotheby's.](https://www.sparkle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/AANON_1_77_77-ct-Fancy-Vivid-Yellow-Diamond-and-Diamond-Ring_RGB-2-3.jpg)
Among the pieces lighting up the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on April 6 is a ring containing a 77.77-carat yellow diamond, the size of which is extremely rare for any diamond. Photos courtesy Sotheby’s.
![At the Sotheby's sale, Boucheron is represented by a gorgeous circa 1930s collar resplendent with approximately 40 carats of diamonds in addition to a 65.33-carat Colombian emerald centerpiece.](https://www.sparkle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/AANON_2_HK0570-1891-lr-1-3.jpg)
At the Sotheby’s sale, Boucheron is represented by a gorgeous circa 1930s collar resplendent with approximately 40 carats of diamonds in addition to a 65.33-carat Colombian emerald centerpiece.
BY KAREN AANONSEN
Roughly $99 million worth of treasure is waiting to be scooped up by high bidders at Sotheby’s Hong Kong. The auction house’s April 6 Magnificent Jewels & Jadeite sale boasts 319 lots, with stunning selections from Boucheron, Graff, Van Cleef & Arpels, Chaumet, and more. Standout is Lot 1897: a 77.77-carat fancy vivid yellow diamond ring. Its awe-inspiring, cushion-shaped stone can be detached from the accompanying diamond-set shank and fit for wear as a pendant. Alone, the lot is expected to draw in up to $7.5 million.
—April 2015
![Ten lots contain Van Cleef & Arpels offerings, including this lovely saltwater pearl and diamond brooch.](https://www.sparkle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/AANON_3_HK0570-1741-lr-1-3.jpg)
Ten lots contain Van Cleef & Arpels offerings, including this lovely saltwater pearl and diamond brooch.