Known as "Bleu Regal," this distinctive blue precious stone - which is set in a ring - is among the most extraordinary ever to be uncovered.
"What makes Bleu Regal so intriguing and exceptional is its size. At 17.6 carats, it's the biggest of its sort," said Rahul Kadakia, Christie's worldwide head of adornments.
"The variety is extremely rich normally, and it is inside faultless as far as anyone might imagine."
In 2016, Christie's sold an uncommon, 14.6-carat blue jewel known as the "Oppenheimer Blue" for more than $57 million.
"We trust it will beat the Oppenheimer," Kadakia said of "Bleu Imperial."
"We have visited everything all over the planet, to Asia, to the US and Europe, and we've had great interest from gatherers around the world."
In a different web-based closeout running November 3-16, Christie's will offer a pearl jewelry worn by film and design symbol Audrey Hepburn in the last scene of the film "Roman Occasion" from 1953.
Clear blue jewel could sell for $50 million at Christie's closeout
Reuters | Nov 2, 2023, 11.13 PM IST
Clear blue jewel could sell for $50 million at Christie's closeout
GENEVA: The biggest inside immaculate extravagant striking blue precious stone at any point set available to be purchased could sell for up to $50 million at a Christie's offer of uncommon gems in Geneva on Nov 7, the barker said on Thursday.
Known as "Bleu Regal," this distinctive blue precious stone - which is set in a ring - is among the most extraordinary ever to be uncovered.
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"What makes Bleu Regal so uncommon and unique is its size. At 17.6 carats, it's the biggest of its sort," said Rahul Kadakia, Christie's worldwide head of adornments.
"The variety is extremely rich normally, and it is inside faultless as far as anyone might imagine."
In 2016, Christie's sold an uncommon, 14.6-carat blue jewel known as the "Oppenheimer Blue" for more than $57 million.
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"We trust it will beat the Oppenheimer," Kadakia said of "Bleu Regal."
"We have visited everything all over the planet, to Asia, to the US and Europe, and we've had great interest from gatherers around the world."
In a different web-based closeout running November 3-16, Christie's will offer a pearl jewelry worn by film and design symbol Audrey Hepburn in the last scene of the film "Roman Occasion" from 1953.
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"We valued it at $20,000 to $30,000, so it's very sensible," Kadakia said. " Everyone can be Audrey Hepburn."
The barker will likewise be introducing a Rolex wristwatch worn by Marlon Brando in the 1979 film "End times Now," on the rear of which the entertainer engraved his mark to abstain from having it traded coincidentally during shooting.
"What makes it genuinely one of a kind is that it is truly one of the most conspicuous memorabilia Rolex that has at any point surfaced at closeout," said Remi Guillemin, head of watches in Europe at Christie's.
Quite a while back the watch, presently esteemed at between 1 million and 2 million Swiss francs, sold at sell off for $2 million Swiss francs ($2.2 million).
"It is for sure profoundly outstanding to have the two pieces from mind blowing entertainers - a Rolex from Marlon Brando and a neckband from Audrey Hepburn," Guillemin said.