拍卖现场
8.74卡拉方形浓彩蓝钻石镶钻指环
8日拍卖之瑰丽珠宝及翡翠首饰总成交达HK$254,006,750 (US$ 32,564,970)。白钻、彩钻、彩色宝石及翡翠之成交价均稳健超卓，各类别之宝石均晋身十大成交拍品之列；而竞投者则分别来自亚洲及世界各地。来自一位亚洲藏家之8.74卡拉方形浓彩蓝钻石镶钻指环，成为超过5位买家竞逐的焦点，最终以4,380万港元／560美元成交，并雄据本拍卖十大拍品之首位，更创下浓彩蓝钻之亚洲最高拍卖纪录，每卡拉之价钱直逼浓彩蓝钻卡拉单位价（price per carat）之拍卖纪录，成绩骄人，我们深感荣幸。此外，罕见且别具彩头的28.88卡拉圆形D色完美无瑕白钻，也成为逾6位投标者的目标，最后以3,650万港元／470万美元售出，超越其高估价。
另一焦点拍品──18.08卡拉克什米尔蓝宝石镶钻指环亦以高价1,170 万港元／150万美元成交，刷新克什米尔蓝宝石的亚洲拍卖纪录。
在今天的拍卖中，钻石大受买家热烈追捧，尤其是切割完美的圆钻。另外，我们亦喜见中国大陆买家积极参与拍卖，踊跃竞投，不少十大成交拍品均由此群买家投得，可见其雄厚实力。
The Autumn sale of Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite was held today at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, which achieved a total of over HK$254 million/ US$32.6million.
We saw today strong prices for white diamonds, coloured diamonds, coloured gemstones and jadeite, all of which featured in the top ten. Bidding was consistent both from Asian collectors, as well as from international buyers. We were particularly pleased with the important Fancy Intense Blue Emerald-cut Diamond Ring from an Asian Private Collector, which topped the auction today and for which over 5 bidders competed. This stone achieved the highest price for a Fancy Intense Blue diamond at auction in Asia, reaching HK$43.8 million/ US$5.6 million, just short of the record price per carat for a Fancy Intense Blue diamond. A rare and auspicious 28.88-carat D-colour Flawless Round Brilliant-cut Diamond was fought over by six bidders, realising HK$36.5 million/ US$4.7 million - in excess of the high estimate.
Another highlight was the Important and Rare Kashmir Sapphire and Diamond Ring, 18.08 carats, which achieved HK$11.7 million/ US$1.5 million – a record for a Kashmir Sapphire sold at auction in Asia.
Diamonds found healthy support today with our bidders, with particular strength for Round Brilliant-cut stones. We were also pleased at the level of bidding from Mainland Chinese clients, who were active throughout the sale, and featured strongly in the top ten.
【编辑：虹汐】
