A diamond ring featuring two colored stones was so nice, it sold for just about twice its high estimate. The Mouawad “Toi et Moi” ring hammered down for an impressive £3 million ($3.7 million) during the Bonhams London Jewels sale on Thursday.
Featuring a five-carat radiant-cut fancy intense blue diamond next to a 5.1-carat radiant-cut fancy purple-pink diamond, the ring was expected to achieve just £1 million to £1.5 million ($1.
3 million to $1.9 million). “London Jewels showcased best in class examples from every era, including Kashmir sapphires, certificated diamonds, and many grades of exceptional coloured diamonds,” Jennifer Tonkin, the co-head of Bonhams’s jewelry department in the United Kingdom, said in a statement.
“We are absolutely delighted that the results of the sale reflected the quality of the exceptional pieces on offer, and proud to have achieved such a strong result for the enchanting ring by Mouawad.” A fair number of the 113 lots on offer similarly smashed expectations: A ring with a 7.1-carat Burmese ruby and 2.
7 carats of diamonds crossed the block for £216,300 ($274,300), three times its pre-sale estimate. And a Belle Époque Marcus & Co. brooch from around 1895 went home for £165,500 ($209,900), well above the estimate of £60,000 to £80,000 ($76,100 to $101,500).
The enamel pin is adorned with pearls, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and sapphires. While the Mouawad ring was by far the most desirable and expensive lot on offer, the se.
