Cultured pearl and diamond demi-parure. Starting bid £2,800.
Jewels Online
5–15 June | Online
Chanel, France, Cultured pearl and diamond earclips. Starting Bid $4,000.
Jewels Online
6–16 July | Online
Liliane Sicard Husistein, Cultured pearl sautoir. Estimate CHF8,000–12,000 ($8,076–12,114).
Fine Jewels
14 June | Geneva
Cartier, Pair of cultured pearl, colored diamond and diamond earrings. Sold for £12,500.
Fine Jewels
6 June | London
Cartier, Lady's seed pearl and diamond wristwatch. Estimate CHF4,000–7,000 (4,038–7,067).
Fine Jewels
14 June | Geneva
Pair of natural pearl and diamond earrings. Estimate CHF4,000–6,000 ($4,038–6,057).
Fine Jewels
14 June | Geneva
Pair of tortoiseshell, natural pearl and diamond combs. Estimate CHF1,500–2,500 ($1,514–2,524).
Fine Jewels
14 June | Geneva
Emerald, cultured pearl and diamond necklace. Sold for £6,875.
Fine Jewels
6 June | London
Tiffany & Co., Pair of cultured pearl and diamond earrings. Estimate CHF10,000–15,000 ($10,095–15,143).
Fine Jewels
14 June | Geneva
Cultured pearl and diamond demi-parure. Starting bid £9,500.
Jewels Online
5–15 June | Online
Pair of cultured pearl and tourmaline earclips. Starting Bid $50.
Jewels Online
6–16 July | Online
Cultured pearl and diamond necklace. Estimate CHF8,000–12,000 ($8,076–12,114).
Fine Jewels
14 June | Geneva
Natural pearl and diamond diadem, late 19th century. Sold for £8,125.
Fine Jewels
6 June | London
Ruby and cultured pearl necklace. Starting bid £2,000.
Jewels Online
5–15 June | Online
Pair of natural pearl and diamond earrings. Estimate CHF4,000–6,000 ($4,038–6,057).
Fine Jewels
14 June | Geneva
Cultured pearl and diamond necklace. Estimate CHF6,000–10,000 (6,057–10,095).
Fine Jewels
14 June | Geneva
Cartier, Cultured pearl and diamond ring. Estimate CHF3,500–4,500 ($3,533–4,543).
Fine Jewels
14 June | Geneva
Pearl, enamel and diamond brooch. Sold for £3,250.
Fine Jewels
6 June | London
In 1917, Pierre Cartier famously traded a double-stranded, natural pearl necklace, valued at the time for $1 million, and $100 in cash for a mansion on Fifth Avenue, where he established Cartier New York. Pearls have always exerted a powerful allure. Worn by royalty, legendary beauties and style icons – just think of Audrey Hepburn's pearl-and-diamond statement necklace in Breakfast at Tiffany's or Coco Chanel's signature layered strands, still a staple in the fashion house's runway collections today. Unlike diamonds, natural pearls emerge as finished gems, and the finest are lustrously silky and perfectly round, which makes finding a match an incredible feat. Click ahead for 18 pearl jewels coming to auction in London, Geneva and online. –Stephanie Sporn