Auction introduction: Highlights from the A Legacy of Elegance: Jewels from an Exceptional Collection Will be exhibited in our Parisian galleries during the Luxury Week exhibition. On September 30, we are delighted to unveil an exceptional selection of signed jewels, drawn in part from two prestigious European collections. Spanning the finest creations of the 20th century to the present day, these treasures embody the excellence and refinement of the greatest maisons: Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Chaumet, Mauboussin, Boucheron, Graff, and de Grisogono. Among the highlights of the sale are superb colored gemstones of outstanding quality: an impressive Cartier ring set with an unheated Burmese sapphire of 18.25 carats, described as “Royal Blue”; a 10.68-carat unheated Kashmir sapphire of intense blue; and a remarkable “toi et moi” ring uniting the velvety depth of a Kashmir sapphire with the vivid green of an exceptional Colombian emerald. The auction will also feature an array of rare colored diamonds, including a 4.03-carat Fancy Pink diamond, a pair of signed Graff earrings set with Fancy Yellow diamonds weighing 6.53 and 7.04 carats, and a matching Graff ring highlighted by a 10.03-carat Fancy Light Yellow diamond.