Magnificent Jewels
Christie's held this sale on Jun 17, 2025. Lots recorded here from the house’s published result: 6. Every row carries the realised total and the price per carat.
- Sale date
- Jun 17, 2025
- House
- Christie's
- Location
- New York, United States
- Total realised
- USD 87,700,000
- Lots recorded here
- 6
Lots recorded
The coloured-stone lots this ledger tracks, not the whole catalogue. Unsold lots are kept with their estimates.
| Sale | Lot and species | Realised | Per carat |
|---|---|---|---|
| UnnumberedChristie's | JAR sapphire, emerald and diamond necklace press.christies.com | USD 1,502,000 | — |
| UnnumberedChristie's | Mughal carved emerald necklace Emeraldpress.christies.com | USD 6,221,000 | — |
| UnnumberedChristie's | Mughal multi-gem and emerald necklace press.christies.com | USD 5,555,500 | — |
| UnnumberedChristie's | Mughal three-strand spinel and natural pearl necklace Spinelpress.christies.com | USD 3,014,500 | — |
| UnnumberedChristie's | Van Cleef & Arpels ruby and diamond Mystery-set broochMystery-set record, 2025 Rubypress.christies.com | USD 1,562,500 | — |
| Lot 140Christie's | Sapphire392.52 ct · Sri Lanka · Nonechristies.com | USD 11,335,000Estimate USD 8,000,000 – USD 12,000,000 | USD 28,877.51 |
Notes on individual lots
- Unnumbered
JAR sapphire, emerald and diamond necklace
From the Anne H. Bass collection; sold at almost eight times its low estimate per the release.
- Unnumbered
Mughal carved emerald necklace
From Magnificent Mughal Jewels: Property from a Royal Collection, which realised USD 14.8 million across three lots per the house release.
- Unnumbered
Mughal multi-gem and emerald necklace
From the same Mughal royal-collection group; the release does not attribute a single species.
- Unnumbered
Mughal three-strand spinel and natural pearl necklace
From the same Mughal royal-collection group.
- Unnumbered
Van Cleef & Arpels ruby and diamond Mystery-set brooch
From the Lucille Coleman collection. The release states a new world record price for a Mystery Set jewel sold at auction, at almost three times the high estimate of USD 600,000.
- Lot 140
The Blue Belle, a superb sapphire and diamond necklace
Price realised USD 11,335,000 on the house page; third-party guarantee marked. The same 392.52 carat Ceylon sapphire sold in Geneva in 2014 for CHF 16,965,000.
Sources
Every catalogue entry behind the figures on this page, with the date each was read. Where a house has since amended its published result, that date tells you which version this record reflects.
- Magnificent JewelsChristie'spress.christies.com
- Magnificent JewelsChristie'schristies.com