Aga Khan emerald auctioned for almost nine million dollars
Published: Wednesday, Nov 13th 2024, 11:40
Updated At: Thursday, Nov 14th 2024, 00:59
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A rare 37-carat emerald was auctioned off by Christie's in Geneva on Tuesday for just under nine million dollars. The Aga Khan emerald set with diamonds was designed by Cartier and can be worn as a clip brooch or as a pendant. It has thus become the most expensive green gemstone in the world.
In 1960, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan commissioned the jeweler Cartier to make the square emerald into a brooch with 20 diamonds as a gift for Nina Dyer, to whom he was married for a short time. Dyer had the emerald auctioned in 1969 to donate the proceeds to animal welfare.
Even then, the auction took place at Christie's on Lake Geneva. Jeweller Van Ceef & Arpels won the bid before the emerald came into the possession of US jeweller Harry Winston, nicknamed the "Diamond King", a few years later.
A piece of jewelry from Bulgari, which Richard Burton gave to his actress colleague Elizabeth Taylor as a wedding present, was previously considered the most valuable green gemstone. The emerald, also set with diamonds, changed hands for 6.5 million dollars at an auction in New York.
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