Austrian Billionaire’s Jewels Seen Fetching Over $150 Million at Auction

Austrian Billionaire’s Jewels Seen Fetching Over $150 Million at Auction
Sunrise Ruby and Diamond ring of 25 carats by Cartier and a 90-carat Briolette of India Diamond Necklace by Harry Winston during a preview of the 700-piece jewelry collection of the late Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten at Christie's before the auction sale in Geneva on May 8, 2023. Denis Balibouse/Reuters
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GENEVA—The 700-piece private jewelry collection of the late Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten, the world’s largest and most valuable collection of its kind to come to auction, could sell for more than $150 million, Christie’s said on Monday.

Some of its most spectacular pieces include the 90-carat “Briolette of India” diamond necklace by Harry Winston, and the “Sunrise Ruby” and diamond ring by Cartier that is worth up to an estimated $20 million.