Christie's Magnificent Jewels

this past weekend one of my good friends (and fellow lover of jewelry!) and I went to the Christie's Magnificent Jewels auction preview. the auction is held twice a year in NYC and its a highlight for me. think rooms of massive diamonds, statement gemstone necklaces, and historical treasures. heaven!! my favorite part is trying on some of the gorgeous pieces (and daydreaming about owning such amazing sparkle...). 

here is a look at a few of the amazing pieces:

yes that's right...52.58 carats

this 26.72 ct diamond ring is estimated to go for $4-6m

everything I love: pearls, emeralds, and diamonds

I am obsessed with cushion cut emeralds, as an FYI

another look at the 52.58 ct diamond

an antique diamond and platinum necklace

I fell in love with these

after looking at multimillion dollar diamonds this $7.5k ring seemed like a steal...

I would wear these on a beach vacation with my tunics

malachite is a stone I've recently embraced, so I love these rings

Kaitlin plays with the emerald and diamond ring

so then I had to play too

a girl can dream...

magnificent jewels!

as I mentioned in a recent post, the christie's magnificent jewels auction preview is one of the highlights of my spring. this year, there were lots of colored diamonds and spectacular gemstone pieces. the auction brought in a total of $70.7m. I had a lot of fun admiring the jewels, and even trying a few of them on!

always love a good emerald and diamond statement necklace!

behold, the martian pink diamond!

this reminds me of one of the pieces I got to play with at Gem Palace in Jaipur. adore antique indian jewelry

more gorgeous antique indian jewelry

adore massive yellow diamonds

how amazing does this emerald ring look on me?! 

I always like to play a game called "if katie could have anything up for auction, what would she get?". this year I decided I would choose lot 109, a 47.08 ct cushion cut sapphire surrounded by diamonds. here is a photo of me wearing the ring. swoon!