JAR’s Ruby Brooch Raises a Stunning $4.3 Million for Charity
Cult-favorite jeweler JAR, aka Joel Arthur Rosenthal, set a new standard for pavé work with this circa 2003 floral brooch. Marrying various sizes, hues, and cuts of rubies, he set out to mimic the slight tone variations of real-life camellia petals—to spectacular effect. The scarlet stunner—which sold for $4.3 million (well above its $1.5 million high estimate) at Christie’s Jewels for Hope: The Collection of Mrs. Lily Safra sale in Geneva on May 14—was offered as part of the largest single-owner collection of JAR pieces ever auctioned. (The 18 pieces earned $11.5 million for charity.
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