{"id":17135,"date":"2018-05-16T22:43:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T21:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefrenchjewelrypost.com\/\/?post_type=business&#038;p=17135"},"modified":"2018-09-09T07:28:18","modified_gmt":"2018-09-09T06:28:18","slug":"sothebys-historical-records-in-geneva","status":"publish","type":"business","link":"https:\/\/thefrenchjewelrypost.com\/en\/business\/sothebys-historical-records-in-geneva\/","title":{"rendered":"Sotheby\u2019s historical records in Geneva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sotheby\u2019s latest auctions shone a spotlight on the Farnese. Sold for $6.7 million, this historic diamond of over 6 carats is one of the exceptional pieces on offer in Geneva. \u00a0And yet it doesn\u2019t figure among the many records set by Sotheby\u2019s since its first sale in the city in 1980. We look back at some of them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1- 2015. The\u00a012.03-carat \u00a0\u2018Blue Moon of Josephine\u2019 was \u00a0sold for $48,468,158 or $4,028,941 per carat, setting the world record for a diamond or stone per carat.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2- In 2014, the 100.09-carat Graff yellow diamond fetched $16,347,847 (or $163,331 per carat). It set the auction record both for a diamond of this colour and for a jewel sold by Sotheby\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3- 2012. This Cartier bracelet made of conch pearls from the 1920s belonging to Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain. \u00a0(1887-1969) was estimated at $800,000-$1,400,000. It was sold for $3,461,146. A record for a conch pearl bracelet. It appears in the book\u00a0<em>Celebrating Jewellery\u00a0<\/em>by David Bennett and Daniela Mascetti.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4- 2011. This tiara composed of 11 Colombian emeralds weighing 500 carats was probably created by Chaumet. The pear-shaped emeralds are thought to have come from the collection of Empress Eugenie. Estimated at $5-10 million, it went for $12,736,927. The world record for a tiara.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5- In 2010, the 24.78-carat \u2018Graff Pink\u2019 was sold for $46,158,674, or $1,862,739 per carat. The world record for a fancy intense pink diamond.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>6- 2010. The onyx and diamond Cartier bracelet, created in 1952, belonged to the Duchess of Windsor\u2019s collection. Estimated at \u00a31-1.5 million, it fetched \u00a34,521,250 ($7,036 874). An auction record for a Cartier bracelet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sotheby\u2019s latest auctions shone a spotlight on the Farnese. Sold for $6.7 million, this historic diamond of over 6 carats is one of the exceptional pieces on offer in Geneva. \u00a0And yet it doesn\u2019t figure among the many records set by Sotheby\u2019s since its first sale in the city in 1980. 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