NEW YORK – On Friday, August 9, commencing at 3 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will present a sale titled Funky Estate and Classic Jewelry, featuring precisely 462 lots that fit that description. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Nothing sparkles quite like white diamonds, as the highlights for this sale demonstrate. All three are festooned with them, starting with an 18K white gold diamond halo heart pendant necklace that carries an estimate of $3,500-$4,000. Made in Italy, the 17in-necklace contains 20 baguette and 69 round brilliant-cut stones with a total carat weight of 1.87.
Adding a splash of color is a 14K white gold diamond halo bracelet with bezel-set rubies, estimated at $5,500-$7,000. The 26 round Burmese rubies weigh 5.24 carats, and the 260 round diamonds, of G color and SI1 clarity, together weigh 1.78 carats.
Completing the highlights is a pair of 18K white gold long diamond drop earrings graced with .76 carats’ worth of round brilliant-cut stones, 30 in all, of G color and SI1 clarity. The estimate on this piece is $2,000-$2,500.