Bulgari colored diamond ring pushes Doyle Important Jewelry sale to $4.1M

Bulgari ring featuring a Fancy Intense blue-green diamond flanked by two Fancy Intense pink diamonds, $1,058,500. Image courtesy of Doyle and LiveAuctioneers
Bulgari ring featuring a Fancy Intense blue-green diamond flanked by two Fancy Intense pink diamonds, $1,058,500. Image courtesy of Doyle and LiveAuctioneers
Bulgari ring featuring a Fancy Intense blue-green diamond flanked by two Fancy Intense pink diamonds, $1,058,500. Image courtesy of Doyle and LiveAuctioneers

NEW YORK – Doyle‘s June 22 Important Jewelry auction saw dazzling jewelry achieve equally dazzling prices amid international competition. With competitive bidding, the sale totaled a remarkable $4,139,337, far surpassing its estimate of $1,983,700-$3,028,500, with an outstanding 96% sold by lot and 100% sold by value. Absentee and Internet live bidding was facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.

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Freeman’s presents Tiffany, Bulgari, Rolex and other luxury brands, Nov. 22

Tiffany & Co. platinum ring with GIA-certified 5.13-carat oval cut diamond, estimated at $160,000-$250,000
Left, 18K gold ring with GIA-certified 5.85-carat round brilliant cut diamond, estimated at $150,000-$250,000; Right, Tiffany & Co. platinum ring with GIA-certified 5.13-carat oval cut diamond, estimated at $160,000-$250,000

Left, 18K gold ring with GIA-certified 5.85-carat round brilliant cut diamond, estimated at $150,000-$250,000; Right, Tiffany & Co. platinum ring with GIA-certified 5.13-carat oval cut diamond, estimated at $160,000-$250,000

PHILADELPHIA — With a keen focus on the classic diamond, Freeman’s next Jewelry and Watches auction, scheduled for Tuesday, November 22, delivers elegant collecting and gifting opportunities ahead of the holiday season. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. Of particular distinction are two rings in timeless styles — a Tiffany & Co. 5.13-carat oval cut diamond ring, and a 5.85-carat round brilliant diamond ring — each with six-figure estimates.

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Jewelry designer Raymond Yard rose to the challenge

A citrine and gold jewelry suite Raymond Yard made for actress Joan Crawford brought $200,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2022. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
A citrine and gold jewelry suite Raymond Yard made for actress Joan Crawford brought $200,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2022. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
A citrine and gold jewelry suite Raymond Yard made for actress Joan Crawford brought $200,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2022. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions and LiveAuctioneers

NEW YORK — The life of Raymond C. Yard (1898-1964) demonstrates the power of a heavy-hitting early endorsement. Born to a railroad conductor and a stay-at-home mother, he began his career in the jewelry trade as a door attendant and errand boy for Marcus & Co at age 13, one of the top jewelry firms in New York City. Yard went from earning three dollars a week to becoming one of its top salesmen. In 1922, at the urging of one of Marcus’ most affluent patrons, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., he decided to hang his own shingle on Manhattan’s iconic Fifth Avenue. Rockefeller promised to bring Yard business and he kept his word, not only having the young man design jewelry for his wedding but recommending him to his friends. The jeweler was soon courted by movie stars and high society clients, many of whom commissioned statement pieces from him.

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Joan Crawford’s Raymond Yard jewelry suite earns $250K at Heritage

Raymond Yard citrine and gold jewelry suite, commissioned by Joan Crawford, $250,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Raymond Yard citrine and gold jewelry suite, commissioned by Joan Crawford, $250,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Raymond Yard citrine and gold jewelry suite, commissioned by Joan Crawford, $250,000. Courtesy Heritage Auctions

DALLAS — Joan Crawford’s statement-making necklace, brooch and bracelet, which she commissioned from acclaimed jeweler Raymond Yard, realized $250,000 in Heritage Auctions‘ May 2 Spring Fine Jewelry event.

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Heritage to auction commissioned pieces by celebrity jeweler JAR, May 2

18K gold and aluminum geranium ear clips by JAR, est. $5,000-$7,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

 

18K gold and aluminum geranium ear clips by JAR, est. $5,000-$7,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

18K gold and aluminum geranium ear clips by JAR, est. $5,000-$7,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

DALLAS – Heritage Auctions‘ May 2 Spring Fine Jewelry event contains a truly spectacular 404-lot lineup that no ardent collector will want to miss. It includes a suite commissioned by Joan Crawford from Raymond Yard as well as the largest private collection of ear clips by the legendary Paris-based American jewelry designer known as JAR. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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