The Canary and the Panther: Exclusive Diamond Rings at Auction

The sought-after canary yellow diamond is with its natural colour extremely expensive. A yellow diamond ring of no less than 6.49 ct. is up for auction at Bruun Rasmussen 23 September together with the iconic diamond and emerald covered panther ring by Cartier.

It will be an auction with an emphasis on big diamonds in Copenhagen on 23 September at 4 pm. The jewel in the crown is the most beautiful canary-yellow diamond ring of no less than 6.49 ct. It is estimated at DKK 750,000–1,000,000 and is in distinguished company with the icon above them all – Cartier's panther ring "Panthère", estimated at DKK 150,000–200,000.

“We are very happy to present two unique pieces of jewellery at this auction. The yellow diamond is fancy intense yellow, and it is very rare to find a fancy-coloured diamond with this unique colour. Cartier’s panther ring represents the finest form of jewellery art. It is the best quality and design, you will find. No wonder, Cartier was called “the jeweller of kings and king of jewellers”,” says Katrin Mikkelsen Sørensen, Head of International Jewellery at Bruun Rasmussen.

Audrey Hepburn and Lady Gaga with yellow diamonds

The vast majority of diamonds are colourless or just slightly yellow, and only one in 10,000 diamonds are naturally coloured, making them extremely expensive. This time Bruun Rasmussen is auctioning off a white-gold ring set with an exceptionally large intense fancy-yellow diamond. The yellow colour is reminiscent of a canary bird, and this type of gemstone is therefore aptly called "Canary Diamonds".

One of the world's largest yellow diamonds was found in the Kimberly mine in South Africa in 1877. The following year it was bought by the jeweller Charles Tiffany and is therefore known as the "Tiffany diamond". It was later exhibited at the largest World Fair in history in New York in 1939-40 and from 1957 in Tiffany's own store. The famous jeweller has over time allowed a handful of famous women to borrow the diamond – for example the actress Audrey Hepburn in connection with advertising photos for the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's" in 1962. In 2019 you could experience it on the neck of the singer Lady Gaga, who wore it on the red carpet for the year's Academy Awards ceremony. The yellow diamonds have thus been on everyone's lips several times throughout history, and on the auction market, they are highly sought after. Bruun Rasmussen is therefore proud to be able to present this little wonder at the autumn auction.

Cartier Wildlife with Green Eyes

You never go wrong with a piece of jewellery from Cartier – certainly not if it is one from the legendary panther series. In the late 1800s, Cartier embraced a trend in the art world where it became popular to use motifs found in Asia or Africa. They launched a series of jewellery designed as wild animals, and it was the eccentric jeweller Jeanne Toussaint who in 1928 designed the first panther for one of Cartier pieces of jewellery. Since then, the elegant feline has been a symbol of Cartier's, and now we present the sumptuous emerald and diamond ring “Panthère Lakarda”, where the vibrant green eyes truly bring the wild animal to life.

Visit the preview in Bredgade 33, Copenhagen today.

The diamond rings will be up for auction 23 September at 4 pm.

Find more about our preview and auction calendar HERE.

For information about the yellow diamond ring HERE and the Cartier panther ring HERE.