Lot 2027. A 15.21 Carat D Colour Internally Flawless Diamond Pendant. Estimate HKD 8,000,000 - 15,000,000 (USD 1,019,624 - 1,911,795). Sold Price: HKD 9,204,000 (USD 1,173,077). © Poly Auction Hong Kong

Heart-shaped diamond of 15.21 carats, marquise-shaped diamond, platinum, 2.8 cm.

Note: Marina Bulgari was born in a famous jewellery family in Rome, she is widely regarded as one of the most important women in the contemporary jewellery world. The bold design style is world famous and widely circulated. She successfully opened her first showroom in Geneva in 1978, followed by jewelry stores in Milan, Paris and New York, with clients all over the world.

After returning from studying in the UK to Italy, she began working in the family’s jewelry store and began her legendary life. After many years of work, she inherited her father’s work in Bulgari, and in 1976, established her own jewelry brand “Marina B” with her adventurous and ambitious spirit. Marina’s inspiration is not from real objects but conceptually such as breathing, moving and all the things she does. She combines personal innovation and the passion and talent which from family education to form her rich, gorgeous and contemporary features style. Not only that, but Marina also invented a new diamond-cut style. Marina B’s current creative director, Guy Bedarida, once said that Marina has endless inspiration, and about 12,000 original designs are kept in professional storage facilities in New Jersey. Marina B’s modern vision and creative thinking inspired the first generation of women to buy jewelry for themselves. Today, under the leadership of Guy Bedarida, the brand has a number of exquisite collections to continue to explore and develop Marina’s innovative aesthetics.