Sotheby’s Hong Kong is offering the 11.28-carat ‘Infinite Blue’ diamond on 5 October in a sale that may generate as much as $US37 million ($AU57 million).
The Williamson Pink Star diamond has become the second-most valuable jewel ever sold at auction, following a ‘bidding frenzy’ at Sotheby’s Hong Kong.After a 20-minute battle, which included 50 bids, the cushion-cut, 11.15-carat, fancy-vivid pink, internally flawless diamond ring sold for $57.7...
A record blue diamond co-owned by De Beers far outstripped its presale estimate in a stand-alone sale at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong, garnering HKD 450.9 million ($57.5 million), the auction house said Wednesday.
The step-cut, 15.10-carat, fancy-vivid-blue, internally flawless stone, called the...
A record blue diamond co-owned by De Beers will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s in April, carrying a price estimate of $48 million.The step-cut, 15.10-carat, fancy-vivid-blue, internally flawless stone is the largest of its color to appear at auction, Sotheby’s said Wednesday. The diamond will...
The sale surpasses the previous record set by The Spirit of the Rose diamond, sold in Geneva in November, which fetched a final hammer price of $26.6 million.
While those sales are not to be sniffed at, they are far from the most expensive diamonds to be sold at auction. Here are some of the world’s most expensive gemstones …
7. The Orange, $35.5 million The Orange diamond was sold by Christie’s in Geneva in November 2013 for $35.5 million. Courtesy Christie's
Sold by Christie’s in Geneva in November 2013, The Orange is one of the few orange diamonds to be graded as Fancy Vivid by the Gemological Institute of America.