Rare Pink Diamond to go Under the Hammer

RAPAPORT Bonhams will spotlight a rare square-cut, 5.03-carat, fancy-pink, VS1-clarity diamond as well as a tiara owned by the family of Winston Churchill, at the auction house's fine-jewelry sale in London in late September "It is extremely unusual to find a pure pink diamond, of even saturation, with no secondary component colors, weighing over 5 carats," said Emily Barber, Bonhams UK director of jewelry Also going on sale is a fancy-colored, three-stone diamond ring, featuring an old-brilliant-cut, 095-carat, fancy-blue center stone, surrounded by two marquise-cut, 051-carat and 056-carat, fancy-yellow-orange diamonds.

The presale estimate for the piece is about $103,650 to $155,480 Other notable pieces include two diamond tiaras: a geometric, Art Deco tiara/necklace/brooch combination by Hennell, belonging to the Churchill family and estimated at approximately $51,830 to $77,740, and a Belle Époque tiara designed by Spanish royal jeweler Ansorena in the Greek meander style Jewelry from Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Bulgari, and Chopard will also go under the hammer, including a diamond necklace by Cartier carrying a presale estimate of about $259,130 to $388,690.

The London Fine Jewellery sale will take place on September 26. . Source