According to the results of jewelry auctions auction house Christie's in London received revenue of $ 13.6 million (GBP 8.1 million) and sold 73% of the total number of lots, reports Rapaport. The most expensive lot sold at auction was the Bulgari watch with rare enamel and diamonds made in 1965 - they went under the hammer at a price of $ 1.1 million, setting a record for the serpentine Bulgari, ever sold at auction.
Among the notable lots at auction are a diamond with a weight of 18.27 carats of purity VVS1, a fantasy yellow-brown color, set in a bracelet that was sold for $ 635,842, and a ring with a pear-shaped diamond of 5.01 carats color D, purity IF sold for $ 364,114, which is equivalent to $ 73,000 per carat.
A brooch with diamonds and Kashmir sapphire weighing 4.6 carats of kashon cut was made at the beginning of the 20th century and sold at Christie's auction for $ 304,958, or $ 66,000 per carat, and a diamond ring with a 8.5-carat diamond cut was sold at a price $ 264,854, or $ 31,159 per carat.
The next Christie's jewelry auction will be held in New York.