I love lists and what’s better than a list of the 10 most expensive jewelry pieces sold at auction. No. 10 – The Empress Eugenie Brooch – sold for $10.5 million – April 22nd, 2008 Lot Description from Christie’s: Designed as an old mine and old European-cut diamond openwork sculpted bow, suspending two rose, old mine and old European-cut diamond tassels and five articulated graduated old mine-cut diamond cascades set en pampille, mounted in silver-topped gold, circa 1855, 9 x 4½ ins., with maker’s mark, (pin detachable with screw back), in a red leather fitted case, inscribed “Diamants de La Couronne de France” By François Kramer No. 9 – The Vivid Pink, by Graff – $11.8 million – December 1st, 2009 Lot Description from Christie’s: Set with a cushion-shaped fancy vivid pink diamond weighing 5.00 carats, flanked on either side by a shield-shaped diamond, mounted in platinum and 18k rose gold, ring size 5 Signed Graff Accompanied by report no. 12956371 dated 23 July 2009 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the 5.00 carat diamond is fancy vivid pink, natural colour, VS1 clarity; with a working diagram indicating that the clarity is potentially flawless Also accompanied by a […]