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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. ....

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