Sotheby’s garnered $30.1 million from its most recent jewelry sale in New York as many of the pieces sold for well above their high estimates.

The top lot of the December 9 High Jewelry sale was a pear-shaped, 3.48-carat, fancy-intense-blue, internally flawless unmounted diamond that pulled in $2.6 million, within its estimated range, Sotheby’s said Wednesday.

The sale was one of two inaugural jewelry auctions at the house’s new location in New York’s Breuer building; the day before saw the standalone sale of 56 pieces by well-known designers, which Sotheby’s curated specifically for the debut and which brought in $14 million.

In total, 94% of the lots in the latest auction found buyers, including a David Webb necklace-and-brooch combo that sold for $508,000 — nearly 17 times its $30,000 high estimate.

“Our first jewelry sales at the Breuer have set a thrilling new benchmark for Sotheby’s,” said Quig Bruning, head of jewelry for Sotheby’s in the Americas and in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). “The response confirms that demand is as deep and robust as ever. It has been an exceptionally strong year for the jewelry market, and we look forward to carrying this momentum into 2026.”