According to Sotheby’s, following “intense competition between five bidders on the telephone and in the room,” the GIA certified, 18.04 carat, D color marquise-shaped diamond ring sold for $1.8 million. This surpassed the pre-sale estimate of $1.25 to $1.75 million. Combined, her collection went under the hammer for $10.6 million, surpassing the upper estimate of $9.6 million. This included the rare and iconic ‘Tutti Frutti’ Cartier bracelet, which sold for $936,000, it too surpassing its presale estimate.
Significant lots, other than those from the Fisher collection, included a pear-shaped 18.10-carat, D, VS1 diamond ring, which went for $1.5 million. A cushion-cut, 10.19-carat, D, internally flawless diamond sold for $1.3 million. All three diamonds were sold at Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels auction on December 8, fetching a total of $25.2 million.
