A Bulgari diamond ring was the top seller at a recent Doyle jewelry sale, beating its high estimate to bring in $1.2 million.
The ring, which features a cut-cornered emerald-cut, 15.76-carat, E-color, VS1-clarity stone set in platinum between two tapered baguette diamonds, more than doubled its $500,000 upper price tag at the Important Jewelry sale on December 12, Doyle said last week. Overall, the 243-lot auction in New York brought in $8.8 million, with many lots far surpassing presale estimates.
“This sale showed us that diamonds and color reign supreme,” said Ann Lange, executive director of the jewelry department at Doyle.
Other sale highlights included:
Main image: The 15.7-carat Bulgari diamond ring. (Doyle)
