The Collection of a Distinguished Lady, Dr. Antje-Katrin Kühnemann

Aria of Jewels

This year marks the centenary of the legendary Paris Exposition des Arts Décoratifs which lent its name to the eponymous decorative arts style marked by geometric adornment that perfectly encapsulated the modernity and dynamism of the 1920s and whose appeal has endured to the present day.

This year marks the centenary of the legendary Paris Exposition des Arts Décoratifs.

1925-2025: One Hundred Years of Art Deco

Coloured diamonds are the rarest and most sought-after of diamonds. Occurring in a range of fascinating colours from gentle light tones to vibrant and vividly saturated hues. Whether pink, yellow, blue or green, coloured diamonds never fail to capture our imagination.

A Kaleidoscope of Colour

Rachel Garrahan on the Aria Collection

Senior Specialist | Head of High Jewellery, Europe

Jessica Wyndham

Specialist | Jewellery

Marie-Cécile Cisamolo 

Specialist, Head of Sales, Fine Jewelry

Jemima Chamberlain-Adams

Specialist

Simon Giannini

Associate Specialist

Saumya Khimji

Cataloguer Jewellery

Vincent Vanhoucke

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The High Jewelry sale is lead by the Glowing Rose, a rare and magnificent Fancy Vivid Pink diamond weighing 10.08 carats. Further highlights include an exuberant pair of sapphire, tsavorite garnet and diamond earclips by JAR, a velvety 7.69 carat ‘Royal Blue’ Kashmir sapphire mounted on a ring/pendant combination by Van Cleef &amp; Arpels and an important pair of exceptionally well matched Fancy Vivid Yellow diamond earrings, each weighing 38.66 and 38.88 carats respectively.