In anticipation of the Hong Kong Spring auctions, Christie’s Hong Kong Jewellery department announced two exceptional pieces as early highlights – the Palmette necklace and the Jonker V diamond. The famed jewels are world renowned for their rarity, craftsmanship and historical significance. The auction house said that it will stimulate passionate bidding from collectors around the world.
The emerald and diamond Palmette necklace was created by the renowned designer Edmond Chin for The House of Boghossian. The exquisite design of unsurpassed craftsmanship features a delicate repeating palmette motif with white diamonds as spacers. Great lengths and difficulty were taken to carefully amass 11 perfectly matching no oil emeralds, and marks the first time such an exclusive selection of emeralds will be offered at auction.
The Jonker V diamond forms a key part of a legendary collection of diamonds from the world famous 726 carats Jonker rough, discovered by Jacob Jonker. When unearthed on 17 January 1934, it was the fourth largest gem-quality diamond rough ever uncovered. The stone was subsequently purchased by the Diamond Corporation Ltd, a company owned by Sir Ernest Oppenheimer. In 1935, it was purchased by Harry Winston and was displayed during the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary.
Before the Jonker rough was cut, it was painstakingly examined for months before taking its final form of 13 exquisite polished pieces, of which the Jonker V diamond was born as a rectangular-cut diamond of 25.27 carats.
Christie’s Hong Kong Spring Sale of Magnificent Jewels will take place on 30 May 2017 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. (Photo credit: Christie’s Images Ltd)
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