Christie’s New York Brings Jewelry, Watches, Wine and Design for Luxury Week Auctions in June
Christie’s as an auction house has built a reputation of dealing in the very top end of which ever segment it takes up. However their New York headquarters is taking up four categories in June and has named it ‘Luxury Week’. They would be offering over 1,000 items in jewelry, watches, wine and 20 th century design. The auctions spread over June 12 to June 15 are expected to achieve over $23 million in sales. The Luxury Week will start on June 12 at 2 PM with the Important Jewels auction. Over 180 items has been carefully curated for the auction. Items on offer include investment-quality diamonds, rare gemstones, and period jewels. There are several clear stones that have been rated D, E or F, the finest color quality possible. A diamond ring by David Webb features a 22.46 carat rectangular-cut E-color diamond is expected to fetch $1.2 to $1.8 million. The New York Important Jewels auction is expected to pull in a total sale in excess of $10 million. Some of the ot...