Sothebys : Sotheby's HK Fine Jewels and Jadeite Sale (2 Dec 2015, Sotheby's HK Gallery)

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Press Release Hong Kong For Immediate Release

Hong Kong | Carmen Ting | +852 2822 8140 | carmen.ting@sothebys.com

New York | Darrell Rocha | darrell.rocha@sothebys.com | London | Marie-Beatrice Morin | morie-beatrice.morin@sothebys.com

Geneva | Catherine Allen | catherine.allen@sothebys.com

Sotheby's Hong Kong Presents FINE JEWELS AND JADEITE

Retro Diamond Bracelet, Boucheron, circa 1940 (Lot 1519) Est. HK$480,000 - 650,000 / US$60,000 - 80,000

Preview: 27 November - 1 December 2015 │Auction: 1:30pm, 2 December 2015 Sotheby's Hong Kong Gallery Hong Kong, 11 November 2015 Sotheby's Hong Kong Fine Jewels and Jadeite Sale will take place on 2 December at Sotheby's Hong Kong Gallery. Beautiful vintage pieces will be offered alongside desirable gemstones, diamonds and jadeite and branded jewellery. The sale will also include an Asian private collection, as well as a charity session to benefit Playright Children's Play Association# - Hospital Play Service to help children and their families cope with their fear, illness and medical treatments in hospitals through a variety of therapeutic play services.

QUEK Chin Yeow, Deputy Chairman, Asia and Chairman, International Jewellery, Asia, says, 'We are delighted to offer in the upcoming sale of Fine Jewels and Jadeite a wonderful selection of properties comprising charming signed pieces from celebrated jewellers, coloured gemstones, diamonds and jadeite jewellery. With the festive season fast approaching, Sotheby's again is honoured to feature a charity session in the sale to benefit Playright Children's Play Association. I would like to thank the generous donors for their contribution, and I invite jewellery lovers and collectors to join us in bringing happiness to children coping with medical conditions, while celebrating the holiday season with beautiful jewellery.' Highlights of the sale: VINTAGE JEWELLERY

Diamond Bow Brooch, circa 1900 (Lot 1427)

Est. HK$160,000 - 240,000 / US$20,000 - 30,000

Retro Diamond Bracelet, Boucheron, circa 1940 (Lot 1519)

Est. HK$480,000 - 650,000 / US$60,000 - 80,000*

The House of Boucheron, founded by Frédéric Boucheron in 1858, was the first jeweller to settle in Place Vendôme in Paris. Boucheron's work spanned multiple design eras, and this retro diamond bracelet captures the spirit of the time with the elaborate use of large diamonds, voluminous curves and carefully thought-out clasp detail - a true expression of Boucheron's savoir-faire and extravagance.

FINE COLOURED GEMSTONES AND JADEITE

FLAWLESS DIAMONDS Pair of Burmese 'Pigeon's Blood' Ruby and Diamond Earrings, rubies totalling 6.62 carats (Lot 1422)

Est. HK$1,800,000 - 2,200,000 / US$230,000 - 280,000

3.49-carat Kashmir Sapphire and Diamond Ring (Lot 1420)

Est. HK$2,000,000 - 2,400,000 / US$250,000 - 300,000

Pair of Jadeite 'Peapod' and Diamond Pendent Earrings (Lot 1508)

Est. HK$1,200,000 - 1,500,000 / US$150,000 - 190,000

FLAWLESS DIAMONDS

5.04-carat Internally Flawless Fancy Vivid Yellow Diamond and Diamond Ring (Lot 1402)

Est. HK$1,800,000 - 2,200,000 / US$230,000 - 280,000

4.06-carat Internally Flawless Light Pink Diamond, Blue Diamond and Diamond Ring (Lot 1465)

Est. HK$1,800,000 - 2,200,000 / US$230,000 - 280,000

Pair of D-colour Internally Flawless Diamond Earrings, 2.02 carats each (Lot 1463)

Est. HK$900,000 - 1,200,000 / US$115,000 - 155,000

BRANDED JEWELLERY

Sapphire and Diamond Necklace and Matching Earclips, Bulgari (Lot 1539) From an Asian Private Collection

Est. HK$150,000 - 200,000 / US$19,000 - 25,000

Sapphire and Diamond 'Flower' Brooch, Van Cleef & Arpels (Lot 1351)

Est. HK$590,000 - 690,000 / US$75,000 - 90,000

5.96-carat Natural Colombian Emerald and Diamond Ring, Cartier (Lot 1493)

Est. HK$900,000 - 1,000,000 / US$115,000 - 130,000

Diamond, Onyx and Emerald 'Panthère' Ring, Cartier (Lot 1352)

Est. HK$250,000 - 320,000 / US$32,000 - 40,000

CHARITY SESSION TO BENEFIT PLAYRIGHT CHILDREN'S PLAY ASSOCIATION

Pink Sapphire and Diamond 'Bee' Brooch (Lot 1336)

Est. HK$10,000 - 20,000 / US$1,300 - 2,500

*Estimates do not include buyer's premium and prices achieved include the hammer price plus buyer's premium.│ Images are available upon request│All catalogues are available online at www.sothebys.com or through So th eb y' s C atalo gu e iP ad Ap p

NOTES TO EDITORS

1. #ABOUT PLAYRIGHT CHILDREN'S PLAY ASSOCIATION - HOSPITAL PLAY SERVICES

   Playright Children's Play Association (Playright), established in Hong Kong in 1987, is a charity which seeks to enrich the life of every child through quality play. It encourages children to play and seek to raise the awareness of parents and the society as a whole on the importance of play as the fundamental dimension of children's holistic development and the realization of children's right. Playright believes every child has the right to play, hospitalized children are no exception. In order to address to their needs of hospitalized children, Playright has introduced a full range of hospital play services since 1994. Today, though its service is still excluded from the government medical system, Playright insists to provide routine services on charity basis in five public hospitals, including Princess Margaret Hospital, Caritas Medical Centre, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Prince of Wales Hospital and Tseung Kwan O Hospital. (www.playright.org.hk)

   
   

2. SOTHEBY'S HONG KONG GALLERY NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2015 EVENTS (subject to change)

   
   

   Auction Date	Exhibition Date	Event
   --	11 - 14 Nov	Magna Carta 800 Global Tour
   --	12 - 21 Nov	Southeast Asian Abstraction: A New Dialogue Selling Exhibition
   29 Nov	25 - 28 Nov	Fine Timepieces
   2 Dec	27 Nov - 1 Dec	Fine Jewels and Jadeite
   3 Dec	27 Nov - 2 Dec	Later Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Mr and Mrs Gerard Hawthorn
   3 - 4 Dec		Chinese Art

   
   

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