The prestigious auction house Sotheby’s will put up for sale sale this tuesday in geneva the ‘Laguna Blu’ ringin addition to twenty jewels in a bid that will take place in the luxurious Mandarin Oriental hotel in the Swiss city.
The ‘Laguna Blu’ ring, set with a 11.1 carat blue diamond and it is estimated according to the British house that they can be offered in 25 million dollarswhich would make it the most expensive jewel of those manufactured by the Italian firm Bulgari.
The ‘Blue Lagoon’ It was designed in the 70s by Bulgari and has belonged to the same private collector ever since, the ring is an “exceptional, very pure and unmodified” piece, specified the specialist and head of jewelry sales at Sotheby’s in Geneva, Olivier Wagner.
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The blue diamond is 11.1 carats
“This ring will be the first time it will be offered directly to the market,” said the auction house executive.
As we have mentioned in other informative notes of The Truth News, The blue diamond in the ring was the star of the last Met Gala held in New York on May 1, when it was worn, on that occasion set in a necklace, by the well-known Indian actress Priyanka Chopra.
Chopra wore this jewel in what is considered one of the most important red carpets of the year, which in that edition paid tribute to the legendary German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, who died in 2019.
In all, Sotheby’s expects the “Magnificent and Noble Jewels” auction to bring in a total of about $76 million.
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In addition to the “Laguna Blu”, two pieces of pink diamonds that are expected to exceed 5.5 million dollars (5.1 million euros) will also be auctioned.
According to Sotheby’s, the demand for jewelry in the luxury market is “very high” and the firm’s results are on track to be very positive in 2023, continuing the path of last year, when several records were broken in sales of pink, blue diamonds. and sapphires.
With information from EFE
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