Sotheby's Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels Results

    Earlier this month, Sotheby’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite auction reached record heights, realizing an astonishing $40 million and change. With jewels ranging from antique, to vintage, to contemporary, nearly all the big names in luxury jewels were represented.  

Magnificent Jewels

Chiefly, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Bulgari, and Buccallati. Harry Winston, Graff, Carvin, and Sterle. Rene Boivin, Boucheron, and Mauboussin. Not to mention, Wallace Chan, David Morris, and David Webb. Late 1800s, Art Deco, and Victorian jewels. Vintage and contemporary sculpted art jewelry. Fine jewelry, high jewelry, and luxurious jewels. Without a doubt, emeralds, blue sapphires, red rubies, and cultured pearls. Fancy diamonds in yellows, blues, and pinks. Tanzanite, alexandrite, malachite, black onyx, turquoise, and coral. Of course, imperial jade, two-tone jade, lavender jade, and tri-colored jade. Jeweled parrots, Cartier panthere, and even a baby chick. Gem-set flowers, gem-set insects, penguins and garnet strawberries. A brilliant peacock, jade monkeys, gemstone butterflies, and enameled serpenti. Pendants, necklaces, bracelets, brooches, and rings. Jeweled earrings, ear posts, and ear clip. Parures and gem-encrusted evening bags. So many magnificent jewels found new home and new lives to grace with their presence. Perhaps the most elegant and beautiful was Lot 1755, An Important Diamond Necklace.

An Important Diamond Necklace

Made by David Morris, this exquisite necklace features an exquisite pattern of lacework paved in brilliant- and marquise-cut diamonds. Furthermore, suspended from the necklace are six pear-shaped diamonds, which together weigh a total of 13.99 carats. Accompanying the necklace is a report from the GIA, stating that each of the diamonds weigh between 1.49 and 3.05 carats. Each one ranges between D and F color, with clarity ranging between Flawless and VS2. Not surprisingly, the necklace realized over $700,000 in the Hong Kong auction. As mentioned before, the necklace was created by contemporary jewelry designer, David Morris, also known as The Bond Jeweler.  

The Bond Jeweler

David Morris made his debut in the 1960s, establishing an artisan jewelry atelier on Bond Street in London. Of course, this is the first reason he's called The Bond Jeweler. In just a few short years, he made a name for himself by transforming his fascination with flawless diamonds into flawlessly executed diamond masterpieces, like this necklace. Early in his career, he won back-to-back awards from the De Beers company. These accolades, as well as his flawless approach to jewelry, launched him in the world of jewelry and fashion. The committee for the Miss World Pageant approached him to make the Miss World Crown, which remains the same crown used to this day. Moreover, his jewels were sought by the minds behind the James Bond movies. From the 1970s to the 1990s, David Morris jewels appeared in 14 Bond movies. For instance, in Diamonds Are Forever, The Man with the Golden Gun, Tomorrow Never Dies, and The World is Not Enough. Catching the eye of Hollywood's elite, David Morris jewels have since graced the red carpet on numerous occasions. Among his most devoted followers are Elizabeth Taylor and Lady Diana, the People's Princess.