Auction recap / Bonhams
Bonhams Jewels Online Realizes £232,141 with 79% Sell-Through
Strong bidding drives a 79% sell-through rate as multiple jewelry lots sell above their high estimates.
Facts Table · market analytics
Python computed · 2025-02-25- Lots offered
- 157
- Lots sold
- 124
- Lots unsold
- 33
- Sell-through rate
- 78.9809%
- Classified sold lots
- 0
- Pending classified lots
- 124
- Classification coverage
- 0%
- Realized value
- £232,141
- Average sold price
- £1,872
- Median sold price
- £1,536
- 90th-percentile sold price
- £3,507
- Top 10% value share
- 24.8677%
- Value concentration (HHI)
- 1.11581%
- Value concentration (Gini)
- 32.0112%
- Price dispersion
- 61.9358%
- Lots within estimate
- 35.4839%
- Estimate surprise rate
- 64.5161%
- Realized / midpoint estimate
- 133.683%
Lot value ladder
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DIAMOND RING
- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000
Contextual data provided by Pricing Culture Analytics; this is not an exhaustive list. Pricing Culture Analytics organizes publicly available auction data to analyze and produce insights. Source-bound lot results; calculation version pc-auction-market-facts/2.0. Metrics with incomplete or mixed-currency inputs are withheld.
Auction highlights
- Estimate£6–8KSold—
Estimate£5–7KSold£7,040
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS: DIAMOND-SET 'FRIVOLE' EARRINGS
Estimate£2–3KSold£5,632
TIFFANY: DIAMOND-SET DRAGONFLY PENDANT/BROOCH
Estimate£3–5KSold£5,376
Estimate£2–3KSold£4,608
RETAILED BY GARRARD: GOLD NECKLACE,
Estimate£2–3KSold£4,352
Estimate£2–3KSold£4,096
Estimate£2.5–3KSold£4,096
BULGARI: 'B.ZERO 1' DIAMOND-SET PENDANT NECKLACE
Estimate£2–2.5KSold£3,840
Estimate£3–5KSold£3,840
Estimate£3–5KSold£3,840
Estimate£2–3KSold£3,840
| Auction highlights | Estimate | Sold price | Estimate track | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DIAMOND RING | £6–8K | — | |
 | DIAMOND SINGLE-STONE RING | £5–7K | £7,040 | |
 | VAN CLEEF & ARPELS: DIAMOND-SET 'FRIVOLE' EARRINGS | £2–3K | £5,632 | |
 | TIFFANY: DIAMOND-SET DRAGONFLY PENDANT/BROOCH | £3–5K | £5,376 | |
 | DIAMOND STAR BROOCH, | £2–3K | £4,608 | |
 | RETAILED BY GARRARD: GOLD NECKLACE, | £2–3K | £4,352 | |
 | TEXTURED GOLD LINK BRACELET, | £2–3K | £4,096 | |
 | FANCY-LINK BRACELET | £2.5–3K | £4,096 | |
 | BULGARI: 'B.ZERO 1' DIAMOND-SET PENDANT NECKLACE | £2–2.5K | £3,840 | |
 | EMERALD AND DIAMOND BRACELET | £3–5K | £3,840 | |
 | RUBY AND DIAMOND BRACELET | £3–5K | £3,840 | |
 | MAPPIN & WEBB: GOLD BRACELET | £2–3K | £3,840 | |
Estimate track marks the pre-sale range; the tick marks the sold price. Lot photography: Courtesy Bonhams.
Contextual data provided by Pricing Culture Analytics; this is not an exhaustive list. Pricing Culture Analytics organizes publicly available auction data to analyze and produce insights.
The Bonhams Jewels Online auction concluded with a total realized figure of £232,141, selling[1] 124 of 157 lots to achieve a 79% sell-through rate[1]. According to the official results published by Bonhams, the online sale demonstrated steady demand across its catalog, clearing a significant majority of the offered jewelry.
The sale's pricing dynamics revealed a notable pattern of estimate discipline, where only 35.4839% of lots[1] sold within their estimated ranges. Instead, bidding activity drove an estimate surprise rate of 64.5161%, with[1] multiple signature pieces climbing well past their initial expectations.
Auction highlights
Sale file- DIAMOND RING | estimate £6,000 to[4] £8,000[4]
- DIAMOND SINGLE-STONE RING | estimate £5,000 to £7,000 | sold for £7,040 (above the high estimate)[5][5][5]
- VAN CLEEF & ARPELS: DIAMOND-SET 'FRIVOLE' EARRINGS | estimate £2,000 to £3,000 | sold for £5,632 (above the high estimate)[6][6][6]
- TIFFANY: DIAMOND-SET DRAGONFLY PENDANT/BROOCH | estimate £3,000 to £5,000 | sold for £5,376 (above the high estimate)[7][7][7]
- DIAMOND STAR BROOCH, | estimate £2,000 to £3,000 | sold for £4,608 (above the high estimate)[8][8][8]
- RETAILED BY GARRARD: GOLD NECKLACE, | estimate £2,000 to £3,000 | sold for £4,352 (above the high estimate)[9][9][9]
- TEXTURED GOLD LINK BRACELET, | estimate £2,000 to £3,000 | sold for £4,096 (above the high estimate)[11][11][10][10][10]
- FANCY-LINK BRACELET | estimate £2,500 to £3,000 | sold for £4,096 (above the high estimate)[11]
This online event sits within a broader context for the auction house. Bonhams has realized £88,331,418 in[1] its year-to-date operations, maintaining a year-to-date sell-through rate of 80.8%.[1] The Jewels Online series continues to be a recurring fixture, with similar online iterations tracked on Liveauctioneers platforms.
Sources
- 01
Bonhams
Jewels Online - 02
www.liveauctioneers.com
Jewels Online - 03
www.liveauctioneers.com
Jewels Online - 04
Bonhams
DIAMOND RING - 05
Bonhams
DIAMOND SINGLE-STONE RING - 06
- 07
- 08
Bonhams
DIAMOND STAR BROOCH, - 09
- 10
Bonhams
TEXTURED GOLD LINK BRACELET, - 11
Bonhams
FANCY-LINK BRACELET