Christie's New York to launch spring jewelry auction

KOLKATA: On April 16, Christie's New York will lead the spring jewelry auction season with a superb offering of more than 250 jewels in a two-session sale at its flagship Rockefeller Center saleroom. The auction includes a wide range of jewels, from top-quality colorless and colored diamonds, rare and historic gemstones, natural pearls and signed jewels from the most renowned houses such as Rene Boivin, Cartier, Graff, JAR, Tiffany & Co, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Harry Winston. The sale is expected to achieve in excess of $50 million.

Rahul Kadakia, head of jewelry for Christie's Americas and Switzerland, commented in an email statement: "Our April 16 auction in New York includes a magnificent selection of important diamonds, rare colored gems and superb signed jewels. From the Collection of Riki and Jerome Shaw, offered to raise a very significant amount of money for animal rescue. The beautiful jewelry collection of Kathleen and Martin Field, an Historic emerald and diamond brooch, by Van Cleef & Arpels to two rare colored diamond rings by JAR. The sale offers jewels to the taste of every collector. Going into the spring jewelry season, Christie's is proud to present collectors the very best jewelry at our sales worldwide."