Harry Winston Diamonds, Art Deco Jewellery Top Performers in Bonhams New York Fine Jewelry ...

Diamonds were in demand at Bonhams New York with buyers bidding for a selection of jewellery in its September Fine Jewelry sale Held on Friday September 21, among the top performing lots were two impressive diamond fringe necklaces weighing a total of 152.50-carats along with a 23.13-emerald-cut diamond ring - all signed by Harry Winston Another two Harry Winston lots belonging to Katherine Domyan which caught the eye of buyers were A 2313-carats Emerald-Cut Diamond Ring, this sold for $ 444,5000 against its pre-sale estimate of $ 250,000 - 350,000, and A Pair of Diamond Earrings which sold for $ 187,500.

Best in class Art Deco jewellery always sells well at Bonhams Fine Jewelry sales in London, New York and Hong Kong and this sale had a number of exceptional pieces which resulted in excellent hammer prices Dating from the late Deco period, the bracelet set with three rectangular shaped emerald-cut Burmese rubies and flanked by half-moon shaped diamonds Caroline Morrissey, Senior Jewelry Specialist of Bonhams New York said "We had considerable interest in our top lots with buyers from more than 20 countries participating in the sale.

We were privileged to be chosen to sell the Katherine Domyan collection of jewelry and were delighted to see how well it captured interest from buyers all over the world It's wonderful that these jewels will now go on to be enjoyed by their new owners." "Diamonds also performed very well in the sale, particularly the pieces by Harry Winston, and it was good to see that the market for Art Deco jewelry remains as strong as ever." . Source