Diamond rings were the top selling lots at Christie’s key Jewels Auction in New York on Tuesday, with two stick out jewels fetching over $1 million each.
The star sale was a ring with a 46.51 carat oval-cut middle stone flanked by two 1 carat pearl shaped diamonds.
The jewel, set in platinum, was knocked down for $4,226,500 a per carat price of nearly $91,000.
Another diamond and platinum ring, set with a 10.01 carat diamond and two slighter pearl shaped diamonds, went for $1,314,500.
A 19.22 carat emerald cut yellow diamond ring with a color grade of Fancy Light Yellow flanked by two trilliant cut diamonds sold for $458,500, and a colorless 10.42 carat emerald cut diamond ring was knocked down for $422,500.
While diamond rings dominated the sale, other jewels as well performed well, such as the pair of square cut yellow diamond earrings weighing over 17 carats each set in gold and platinum fetched $722,500.
In total, the Christie’s New York significant Jewels Sale brought earned over $11.7 million.
