The auction was sold 56 percent by lot and 37 percent by value, Sotheby’s said. It was led by an early 20th-century gem-set and diamond dragon bracelet, which fetched $266,000 (HKD 2.1 million), beating its pre-sale estimate of $82,528 to $103,160. The piece contained about 5 carats of rubies and 1.40 carats of diamonds.
A brilliant-cut round, 6.01-carat, D-color, internally flawless diamond did not sell, after having been estimated at $515,800 to $567,380, or up to $94,406 per carat.
