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Lot 257. Rare diamond pendant of 40.18 carats. Estimate CHF 1,650,000 - CHF 2,200,000 (USD 1,650,000 - CHF 2,200,000). Price realised CHF 1,815,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. Pear brilliant-cut diamond of 40.18 carats, gold, 4.0 cm. GIA, 2018, report no. 2191600734: 40.18 carats, D colour, VS1 clarity. Christie's. Magnificent Jewels, Geneva, 12 November 2019

Lot 176. Rare Fancy light purplish pink diamond of 32.49 carats and diamond ring. Estimate CHF 1,700,000 - CHF 2,200,000 (USD 1,700,000 - CHF 2,200,000). Price realised CHF 2,535,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. Fancy light purplish pink cut-cornered rectangular mixed-cut diamond of 32.49 carats, circular-cut diamonds, gold, ring size 6 ¼. GIA, 2019, report no. 2181741920: 32.49 carats, Fancy Light Purplish Pink colour, VS2 clarity. Christie's. Magnificent... [Lire la suite]

Lot 207. Attractive type IIa diamond ring of 25.20 carats, Harry Winston. Estimate CHF 1,800,000 - CHF 2,200,000 (USD 1,800,000 - CHF 2,200,000). Price realised CHF 2,535,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. Rectangular-cut diamond of 25.20 carats, tapered baguette-cut diamonds, ring size 6, signed Winston. GIA, 2019, report no. 16882272: 25.20 carats, D colour, VVS2 clarity, potentially Internally Flawless, type IIaGIA, 2008, report no. 16882272: 25.20 carats, D colour, VVS2... [Lire la suite]

Lot 174. Exceptional pear brilliant-cut type IIa diamond earrings of 12.71 and 12.07 carats. Estimate CHF 1,850,000 - CHF 2,450,000 (USD 1,850,000 - CHF 2,450,000). Price realised CHF 2,175,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. Pear brilliant-cut diamonds of 12.71 and 12.07 carats, circular-cut diamonds, platinum, 3.5 cm. GIA, 2019, reports nos. 6194947717 and 6192735031: 12.71 and 12.07 carats, D colour, Flawless clarity, type IIa, excellent polish, excellent symmetry. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 202. Superb fancy intense blue diamond of 5.23 carats and diamond ring. Estimate CHF 3,500,000 - CHF 4,500,000 (USD 3,500,000 - CHF 4,500,000). Unsold. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. Fancy intense blue cut-cornered rectangular modified brilliant-cut diamond of 5.23 carats, baguette-cut diamonds, platinum, ring size 6 ½. GIA, 2019, report no. 2205424972: 5.23 carats, Fancy Intense Blue colour, Internally Flawless clarity. Christie's. Magnificent Jewels, Geneva,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 195. Impressive Oval Brilliant-cut Diamond Ring of 23.00 carats, Mouawad. Estimate CHF 3,800,000 - CHF 4,500,000 (USD 3,800,000 - USD 4,500,000). Unsold. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. Oval brilliant-cut diamond of 23.00 carats, circular-cut diamonds, gold, ring size 6, signed Mouawad, no. Ref 1633122. GIA, 2019, report no. 2203282329: 23.00 carats, D colour, Flawless clarity, type IIa, excellent polish, excellent symmetry. Christie's. Magnificent Jewels, Geneva, 12... [Lire la suite]

Lot 57. A Blue and White 'Klapmuts' Bowl, Ming Dynasty, Wanli Period (1573-1619); 14.3cm., 5 5/8 in. Estimate 2,000 - 3,000 GBP. Lot sold 13,750 GBP. Photo Sotheby's painted to the central interior with a shaped cartouche enclosing a vase in a terraced garden, the undecorated sides moulded with four shaped cartouches each enclosing a floral bloom against a diaper ground, the everted barbed rim moulded with a keyfret border; together with a blue and white dish painted with a grasshopper and a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 316. A Longquan celadon fluted pear-shaped vase, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century; 9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 5,000 - GBP 7,000. Price realised GBP 6,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2010 With everted foliate rim, the sides elegantly moulded with six well-defined flutes dividing double, equally-spaced, more rounded flutes, the bluish-green glaze pooling in the recesses and thinning to a paler tone at the points of highest relief, the neck interior and base underside with a similar glaze of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 293. A blue and white 'dragon roundel' dish, Wanli eight-character mark and of the period (1573-1619); 12¾ in. (32.5 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 5,000 - GBP 10,000. Price realised GBP 10,625. © Christie's Images Ltd 2010 The deep dish with slightly rounded walls, finely painted to the interior with a sinuous dragon amidst vaporous clouds and above crashing waves, all within double-circles repeated at the rim, the exterior with eight dragon roundels separated by clouds, the base with the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 88. A rare reticulated Longquan celadon ‘peony’ vase, yuhuchunping, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 10 1/8 in. (25.8 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 30,000 - GBP 50,000 (USD 38,910 - USD 64,850). Unsold. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.  The pear-shaped body is decorated with a broad peony band in openwork revealing the inner vase, all between a band of stylised lappets and classic scrolls to the foot rim and ruyi-heads to the shoulder. The mouth rim is encircled by a geometric band above upright... [Lire la suite]