Sotheby?s To Auction 15.10 Carat Vivid Blue Diamond For $48M
Taking hundreds of aeons to form and recently unearthed, the largest rare blue gem is going on sale at US$48 million in Hong Kong.
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This spring, Sotheby?s Hong Kong is auctioning a 15.10-carat lavish blue diamond. The De Beers Cullinan Blue is estimated to have the greatest dollar amount ever put on a blue diamond cut at auction, with a whopping US$48 million. It will also be the biggest vivid blue diamond ever to be offered.
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In 2021, a 39-carat rough diamond was discovered at the Cullinan mine in South Africa. After which, international corporation De Beers and diamond manufacturer Diacore bought the rare gem for US$40.2 million. For the past year, the two companies have been working together to perfect the step-cut diamond. The De Beers Cullinan Blue is described as the largest internally flawless vivid blue diamond ever graded by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA).
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According to ARTnews, chairman of Sotheby?s Asia Patti Wong said, ?nothing of remotely similar calibre has appeared at auction in recent years?. During a Sotheby?s sale in Geneva in 2015, the multinational broker set the record at US$48 million for the most expensive diamond ever sold at auction with th...
The post Sotheby?s To Auction 15.10 Carat Vivid Blue Diamond For $48M appeared first on LUXUO.
Image: Sotheby’s
This spring, Sotheby?s Hong Kong is auctioning a 15.10-carat lavish blue diamond. The De Beers Cullinan Blue is estimated to have the greatest dollar amount ever put on a blue diamond cut at auction, with a whopping US$48 million. It will also be the biggest vivid blue diamond ever to be offered.
READ MORE: MADLY Bespoke Jewelry Offers Rare Gems in Every Shade, Shape and Size
In 2021, a 39-carat rough diamond was discovered at the Cullinan mine in South Africa. After which, international corporation De Beers and diamond manufacturer Diacore bought the rare gem for US$40.2 million. For the past year, the two companies have been working together to perfect the step-cut diamond. The De Beers Cullinan Blue is described as the largest internally flawless vivid blue diamond ever graded by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA).
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sotheby’s (@sothebys)
According to ARTnews, chairman of Sotheby?s Asia Patti Wong said, ?nothing of remotely similar calibre has appeared at auction in recent years?. During a Sotheby?s sale in Geneva in 2015, the multinational broker set the record at US$48 million for the most expensive diamond ever sold at auction with th...
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