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A history of magnificent sapphires at Christie'southward

As an extraordinary sapphire and diamond bracelet is offered in New York, we expect back at some of the stunning sapphires and sapphire-set pieces that have sparked bidding battles in Christie'due south salerooms around the world

On 8 Dec 2020, connoisseurs of magnificent jewels will accept the opportunity to bid for this sapphire and diamond bracelet at Christie'due south in New York. A truly exceptional slice, it features an extremely rare Kashmir sapphire of 43.ten carats, cushion-cutting and set in a bed of flawless diamonds.

An extraordinary sapphire and diamond bracelet. Estimate: $five,000,000-7,000,000. Offered in Magnificent Jewels on 8 December 2022 at Christie'due south in New York

Sapphires have always attracted huge interest in Christie's global salerooms. Here we look back at some of the finest examples.

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• Sold for $3,031,000 in 2001

This rectangular-cut sapphire from Myanmar is the stone by which all other sapphires should be judged on size, shape, clarity and colour.

The sapphire as well has notable provenance. It was purchased in 1934 by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. from the Nizam of Hyderabad, in a deal brokered by the jeweller Raymond Yard. In the 1940s Rockefeller asked Pierre Cartier of the eponymous French jewellery house to recut the rock into this unique shape and mount information technology for his wife, Abby.

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• The Queen of Romania Sapphire, 478.68 carats Sold for CHF1,916,000 in 2003

This is the largest sapphire on our list, by quite some margin, and amidst the five largest sapphires in the globe.

A magnificent and historic sapphire pendant, by Cartier. Sold for CHF1,916,000 on 19 Nov 2003 at Christie's in Geneva

First recorded in Cartier'due south workshop in 1913, this historic sapphire pendant necklace was famously worn by Queen Marie — granddaughter of Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Arbiter Alexander II of Russia — to the coronation of her husband Rex Ferdinand of Romania in 1922. In 1947 it was sold to New York's 'King of Diamonds', Harry Winston. It and then entered the collection of the Greek Royal Family unit before being auctioned at Christie'south in 2003.

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• Elizabeth Taylor's sapphire and diamond sautoir, by Bulgari, 52.72 carats Sold for $v,906,500 in 2011

Richard Burton gave this magnificent sugarloaf cabochon sapphire to Elizabeth Taylor on her 40th birthday in February 1972.

A sapphire and diamond sautoir, by Bulgari. Sold for $five,906,500 on xiii December 2011 at Christie's in New York

This superb necklace, weighing approximately 52.72 carats, was offered in The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor: The Legendary Jewels Part I in New York in 2011, achieving a world record toll per carat for a Burmese rock at auction.

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• A spectacular sapphire and diamond necklace known as the Blue Belle of Asia, 392.52 carats Sold for CHF16,965,000 in 2014
  

Known as the Blue Belle of Asia, this highly prized peacock-blue sapphire with excellent clarity and well-documented provenance is deemed the about valuable sapphire in the world.

A spectacular sapphire and diamond necklace. Sold for CHF16,965,000 on xi November 2022 at Christie's in Geneva

At that place are very few sapphires weighing more than than 350 carats, and this instance, at approximately 392.52 carats, realised more than than double its depression estimate in the Christie'southward Magnificent Jewels sale in Geneva on xi November 2014, establishing a new earth record for whatsoever sapphire sold at auction.

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• Superb sapphire and diamond necklace, known as the Peacock Necklace, 109.08 carats Sold for HK$116,537,500 in 2018

This infrequent necklace, prepare with 21 meridian-quality Kashmir sapphires carrying a total of 109.08 carats, took more fifteen years to complete.

A superb sapphire and diamond necklace. Sold for HK$116,537,500 on 27 November 2022 at Christie'southward in Hong Kong

The history of Kashmir sapphires begins in 1881, when a landslide in the Zanskar range of the northwestern Himalayas beginning revealed sapphire-begetting rocks. The majority of the earth's most cute and highly valued sapphires were mined from the region, including the present stones.

Past 1887, Kashmir's first sapphire mine had been wearied and production ceased. Every bit a consequence, precious stone-quality Kashmir sapphires are now extremely rare. With and then many gorgeous sapphires in just one piece, the Peacock Necklace is one of the rarest items to have appeared at auction.

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• A Padparadscha sapphire and diamond ring, 28.04 carats Sold for HKD19,300,000 in 2017

This extraordinary pinky-orange sapphire, known as a Padparadscha sapphire, comes from Sri Lanka — otherwise known as the Island of Gems. Its name derives from the Sinhalese for 'aquatic lotus blossom', and its pinky-orange colour from a combination of well-balanced trace elements in the gemstone.

A superb coloured sapphire and diamond ring. Sold for HK$19,300,000 on 28 Nov 2022 at Christie'southward in Hong Kong

Padparadscha sapphires are normally a salmon-pink color, making this large orange-tinted example, which weighs over 28 carats, extremely rare.

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• An infrequent Art Deco bracelet by Cartier, set with viii sapphires, weighing between 3.38 and 10.53 carats Sold for HKD56,120,000 in 2016

The eight velvety-bluish, cushion-shaped Kashmir sapphires on this Cartier bracelet graduate down in size from the largest in the middle, and are mounted in platinum between pavé-ready diamonds.

An exceptional Fine art Deco sapphire and diamond bracelet, by Cartier. Sold for HK$56,120,000 on 30 May 2022 at Christie'due south in Hong Kong

Made in France in 1923, its make clean, sleek lines and refined, angular appearance capture the essence of the Fine art Deco style.

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• An extremely rare sapphire and diamond ring, 10.33 carats Sold for HKD19,160,000 in 2015

The 2022 sale of this gemstone of Kashmir origin saw a new tape for the highest price paid per carat for a sapphire at Christie's. Its brilliant clarity had been confirmed the twelvemonth earlier when scientific analysis at the SSEF (Swiss Gemmological Constitute) certified that its sparkle was natural, and not equally a issue of heat treatment.

An extremely rare sapphire and diamond ring. Sold for HK$xix,160,000 on two June 2022 at Christie's in Hong Kong

Its unusual circular-cut shape also helped it to soar at auction — as did its diamond-environs and the fact that information technology was mounted in an 18k gold band.

The unique sapphire and multi-gem Côte D'Azur brooch, by Anna Hu. Sold for CHF4,197,000 on 12 November 2013 at Christie'due south in Geneva

Her work combines Eastern and Western influences, and is frequently inspired by classical music and nature, as well as past Impressionism and Art Nouveau. When it went nether the hammer in Geneva in 2013, the Côte d'Azur brooch sold for nearly double its low gauge.

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