25-11-2025 16:44 via artnews.com

Rare ‘Royal Blue’ Sapphire Necklace Fetches $16.1 M. at Christie’s Hong Kong

A rare sapphire necklace, known as the “Royal Blue,” fetched HKD 125,450,000 ($16,131,051) at Christie’s Hong Kong on Tuesday.It was one among a number of notable luxury items, including fine wine, hand bags, and jewelry, to hit the block as part of the auction house’s Hong Kong Luxury Week Autumn 2025 this week. The event marked its first anniversary of its Asia Pacific headquarters at The Henderson, Hong Kong.The Royal Blue necklace, which headlined the “Magnifice
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