2012年4月20日星期五

Irish American monk Huguette Clark’s jewellery sells for $21 million- VIDEO

Irish-American millionaire Huguette Clark
The pearl of Irish American successor Huguette Clark has been sold as over $21 million,at Christie's auction house at Rockefeller Center, New York.


Christies said the collection of Cartier and Tiffany pearl attracted bidders from across the earth The jewels had been recovered from the bank vault of the millionaire successor.


"They were always among this aboriginal boxes,among this bank vault, since the 1940s," auctioneer Kadakia,brain of pearl as Christie's, said on the TODAY TV.


"It was favor chasing a rainbow and you had this huge boiler of gold by the kill It was fantastic," Kadakia added.




The maximum prized item was a belle epoque cushion-cut vivid purplish pink 9-carat diamond ring along Dreicer & Co, circa 1910, which sold as almost $16 million.


The collection of 17 vintage chips was anticipated to bring amid between $9million to $12million,yet many of Clarkes stunning possessions sold well amid excess of their estimated.


Here are equitable some of the highlights:

A pair of early 20th centenary emerald, natural Pearl and diamond ear pendants along Cartier fetched $104,celtic cross mens necklace,500 .

An art deco emerald and diamond bracelet according Cartier, circa 1925, sold as twice its estimate,by $110,swarovski bella earrings,500 .

A single-strand Pearl and diamond chain along Tiffany & Co fetched $362,500 - over eight periods Christie's estimate.

A diamond, ruby and sapphire American flag brooch forward Cartier sold as $80,500.

An craft deco jade, diamond and silk evening sack circa 1925, sold for $13,750.

A Cartier diamond ring,weighing almost 19.86-carats, sold for over $3.1million.

An masterpiece deco diamond bracelet along Cartier, circa 1925, sold for $578,500.


Clark,mens 925 silver necklace, who passed away among May of last year,aged 104, led a notoriously reclusive subsistence She was the last surviving babe of U.S. Sen. William Andrews Clark (1839-1925), who built his fortune from mining bronze and railways.


She withdrew from public life among her twenties and spent her last years among Beth Israel Medical Center.


Her fifth avenue vast apartment, which overlooks Central Park was sold for one undisclosed price last month.

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