NEW YORK, NY.- Intense and competitive online and telephone bidding brought the Fine Jewelry auction to a triumphant close, with sales totaling nearly $4.1 million.

Colored gems, classic designs, and signature pieces performed fantastically. Notable highlights of the afternoon include:

· An exquisite diamond ring by Cartier, weighing 8.45 carats, which realized $293,000.

· A rare antique Renaissance Revival suite of sapphire, demantoid garnet and enamel jewelry by Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany & Co., circa 1920, which soared past its high estimate, selling for $161,000.

· A Kashmir sapphire and diamond ring that fetched $118,750, almost twice the high estimate.

· A sapphire and diamond brooch with a diamond weight of 6.85 carats, which realized $112,500, an impressive 9 times the high estimate.

· A Colombian emerald and diamond ring, featuring a large emerald cabochon weighing approximately 50 carats surrounded by diamonds. It achieved $106,250, over 3.5 times the high estimate.

· A late art deco ruby and diamond bracelet, circa 1935, with a total diamond weight of 14.00 carats, which sold for $106,250, well past its high estimate.

· A pair of natural button pearl diamond ear studs, each over 10mm, realizing $45,000, close to 6.5 times its high estimate.

“More contemporary signed jewels continue to thrive in the auction environment,” said Susan Abeles, Vice President and Director of the Jewelry at Bonhams North America, “The sale was dominated by colorful estate property which was well received by an international audience.”

The next Fine Jewelry sale will take place in New York in April 2015. A selection of jewelry from the Estate of Lauren Bacall will be offered at auction as part of The Lauren Bacall Collection on March 31 and April 1 of 2015.