Lot 501 · High Jewelry featuring The Mediterranean Blue
Gold and diamond brooch, 'Grain de Café', 1950s
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- Estimate
- CHF 20,000–CHF 30,000 hammer ≈ $23,749–$35,623
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — High Jewelry featuring The Mediterranean Blue, Geneva · 13 May 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5291893
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Cartier, Gold and diamond brooch, 'Grain de Café', 1950s. Sotheby's, 13 May 2025, lot 501. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5291893.
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Cartier, Gold and diamond brooch, 'Grain de Café', 1950s. Sotheby's, 13 May 2025, lot 501. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5291893.
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From the same sale High Jewelry featuring The Mediterranean Blue · May 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pair of emerald and diamond ear clips | — | CHF 110,000–CHF 150,000 | |
| Sapphire and diamond ring | — | CHF 100,000–CHF 150,000 | |
| Natural pearl, ruby and diamond devant-de-corsage, circa 1860 and later | — | CHF 100,000–CHF 150,000 | |
| Sapphire and diamond ring | Bulgari | CHF 100,000–CHF 150,000 | |
| Fancy Dark Bluish Gray diamond ring | Asprey | CHF 70,000–CHF 130,000 | |
| Attractive pink sapphire and diamond ring | — | CHF 38,000–CHF 55,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartier | Diamond brooch, circa 1910 | $52,691 | Phillips, May 2025 | |
| Cartier | Diamond bracelet, 1920s | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Cartier | Pair of onyx and diamond ear clips, 'Panthère' | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Cartier | Emerald and Onyx and Diamond ‘Panthère de Cartier’ Bangle | | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Cartier | Collier émeraudes, diamants et onyx, "Panthère" | Emerald, d | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Cartier | Untitled | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Cartier | Ruby and diamond demi-parure | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Cartier | Broche améthystes, rubis et diamants | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.