By Erika Winters
Sotheby's New York is kicking off its first autumn jewelry auction, Important Jewels, with a selection of rare diamonds and custom-designed and period pieces by French jewelers, including Schlumberger, Suzanne Belperron, and René Boivin. The auction will be held in New York on September 24, 2013, with a public exhibition beginning on September 20, 2013, at Sotheby's York Avenue galleries.