BIDDING OPEN UNTIL 16 JUNE: CHRISTIE'S JEWELS ONLINE: THE LONDON EDIT
Christie's Jewels Online: The London Edit is open for bidding until 16th June. The auction features a variety of jewellery from the early 19th century to present day, including pieces by Garrard, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Harry Winston, Hemmerle and Bulgari.
The auction opens with a pair of impressive Graff diamond ‘Waterfall’ earrings (estimate: £30,000 - 50,000), offered on behalf of J.K. Rowling to benefit her children’s charity Lumos. The earrings will be presented with a signed edition of J.K. Rowling’s 2021 bestseller The Christmas Pig, in which a pair of diamond earrings feature, and a sealed personal message from the author to the successful buyer. Lumos is an international charity fighting for every child’s right to a family by transforming care systems around the world, working to end institutionalisation. Founded by J.K. Rowling in 2005 and named after the light giving spell in Harry Potter, Lumos sheds light on the root causes of family separation - poverty, conflict and discrimination - and demonstrates that children can safely be reunited with families.
Further highlights of the auction include a late 19th century pearl and diamond brooch (estimate: £70,000 - 90,000) dating to the 1880s, alongside a striking Art Deco ruby and diamond bracelet (estimate: £40,000 - 60,000), demonstrating the bold geometric designs of this defining era in jewellery.
A beautiful offering of signed jewels feature a Van Cleef & Arpels diamond 'Ludo Hexagone' bracelet (estimate: £30,000 - 40,000), circa 1940, alongside a diamond necklace by Garrard showcasing a pear-shaped diamond of 4.78 carats (estimate: £170,000 - 220,000). A fancy intense yellow diamond ring of 12.56 carats by Ritz (estimate: £120,000 - 150,000) will also be presented.
