Platinum and Diamond Rivière Necklace
A graduated line of diamonds in platinum — the most classical of jewels and the hardest to get right.
Price realized$1,025,000
Abell · Los Angeles · Since 1916
Jewelry
Extraordinary jewels. Remarkable stories.
Important jewels, signed pieces, diamonds and estate jewelry — sold in Los Angeles for more than a century.
Important jewels at Abell
From the vault to the block.
For generations, extraordinary jewelry has arrived at Abell from the estates and collections of Southern California and beyond. Important diamonds and exceptional gemstones. Signed jewels by the celebrated houses. Pieces assembled quietly over a lifetime and never shown.
Jewelry rewards being looked at properly. A signature inside a shank, a cut that dates a stone, a mount that names a maker — these are the differences between a piece being sold and a piece being understood. Abell brings expertise, photography, presentation and an international auction audience to each one.
At the hammer
Remarkable jewels.
A selection of jewelry sold at Abell. Prices shown are the price realized, inclusive of the buyer's premium.
Graff
Cabochon Emerald and Diamond Ring
A signed Graff ring centred on a cabochon emerald.
Price realized$300,000
Platinum and Diamond Pear-Shaped Ring
Price realized$512,500
Audemars Piguet
Royal Oak
The watch that made stainless steel a luxury proposition.
Price realized$165,100
Diamond Line Bracelet
A single line of square-cut diamonds in platinum. The hardest kind of jewel to assemble well, because every stone has to answer to the one beside it.
William Spratling
18 Karat Gold and Pre-Columbian Rock Crystal Necklace
One of Spratling's most recognised designs: heavy gold spheres hung with pre-Columbian rock crystal drops. Brought to market by Abell, and today on permanent display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Price realized$165,625
Exceptional results
When the right jewel meets the right room.
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Platinum and Diamond Riviere Necklace $1,025,000
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Platinum and Diamond Pear-Shaped Ring $512,500
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Graff Cabochon Emerald and Diamond Ring $300,000
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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak $165,100
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William Spratling William Spratling 18 Karat Gold and Pre-Columbian Rock Crystal Necklace $165,625
Prices shown are the price realized at Abell, inclusive of the buyer's premium.
The great houses
Signed jewelry at Abell.
Jewelry by these houses has passed through Abell's salerooms. A signature is often the single largest factor in what a piece is worth.
- Cartier
- Van Cleef & Arpels
- Harry Winston
- Graff
- Bulgari
- Tiffany & Co.
- David Webb
- Boucheron
- Chopard
- Verdura
Saved by Abell™
Hidden in plain sight.
A jewel sitting quietly in a drawer. A signature nobody noticed. A stone inherited generations ago. A box that has not been opened in decades. Some extraordinary things simply need to be seen again.
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Collecting areas
What comes to us.
- Signed jewelry
- Diamonds
- Coloured diamonds
- Emeralds, rubies and sapphires
- Important gemstones
- Vintage and estate jewelry
- Art Deco jewelry
- Watches
Knowledge
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