Jewelry by top brands, including
Cartier, Buccellati, Van Cleef&Arpels, Tiffany & Co, diamonds,
vintage pieces and rare colored gemstones will be the highlights
of the first Jewelry auction presented by Aste Bolaffi on March
15th at the Grand hotel et de Milan.
The sale will feature more than 400 lots, all from
selected private clients, with a combined starting price of over
870,000 euros.
The top lots are a platinum ring with an emerald-cut
diamond weighing approximately 5.30 carats (starting price
130,000 euros), a spectacular 7.25 carat loose round-cut diamond
(starting price 40,000 euros) and a 6.50 carat rectangular-cut
emerald of Colombian origin set into a 1960's platinum ring with
diamonds (starting price 30,000 euros).
This is the most stunning item in the colored gemstone
selection thanks to its exceptional clarity.
The auction marks another milestone for Aste Bolaffi after
its successes in 2015, including the opening of its photography
department and the sale of very important items, including the
Nobel Prize medal of Salvatore Quasimodo and the inheritance of
former Italian premier and Socialist party leader and Bettino
Craxi.
"After a profound and lengthy due diligence," said CEO
Filippo Bolaffi, "we officially enter in the international
jewels and precious stones market.
"The birth of the new department represents another
success for Aste Bolaffi.
"Our goal is to become the Italian leader in this market".
The morning session will feature jewels with extremely
interesting price estimates ,among which area Musy jewelers'
pocket watch and a bracelet offered as wedding gifts by King
Umberto I of Italy to a noble family of Piedmont, a Patek
Philippe pocket watch of the early 1900s with the original box
and guarantee (starting price 2,000 euros) as well as a special
section dedicated to Mrs Pina Maule Fin's jewels, the proceeds
of which will benefit the non-profit organization Area,
supporting persons with disabilities.
The second session will propose the top lots and other
highlights of the sale, including a platinum bracelet studded
with diamonds, for a total weight of over 25 carats, created
between 1935 and 1944 with a "Fascio" hallmark (starting price
10,000 euros).
A Fabergé box decorated with garlands and bows, centered
with the Imperial Eagle, will close the sale (starting price
7,000 euros).
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