 Brooch by Donald Claflin for Tiffany, designed as a pre-Columbine figure flanked either side by a gold staff set with circular-cut diamonds, turquoise, citrine and tormaline, 1967. Est $10,000 - $15,000. Realized $233k in 2015 | When stunning designs meet exceptional craftsmanship the results are sought-after at auction.
 |  Art Deco brooch by Cartier, circa 1927, $245,000 in 2013. |
 |  Elizabeth Taylor's Bulgari Serpenti diamond and gold bracelet watch circa 1961. est $15,000. Sold for $974,500 |  In 1962, Elizabeth Taylor immortalized the Bulgari Serpenti bracelet-watch while working on Cleopatra. |
 Ruby and diamond earrings by Van Cleef & Arpels circa 1990, doubled their estimate fetching $242,500 in 2015 |  A ruby ‘camellia’ brooch by JAR circa 1982. It made $4,319,591. This price set a new record for a ruby jewel by JAR. |  32.08 carat cushion shaped Burmese ruby and diamond ring by Chaumet. Est $3 to $ 5m, it sold for $6,742,440. |
