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The largest pear-shaped fancy vivid pink diamond ever put up for auction could sell for up to $35 million at a Christie’s sale of rare jewels on Nov. 8, the auctioneer said on Wednesday.
Vivid pink diamond could go for $35 million at Christie’s auction
GENEVA, Nov 2 (Reuters) – The largest pear-shaped fancy
vivid pink diamond ever put up for auction could sell for up to
$35 million at a Christie’s sale of rare jewels on Nov. 8, the
auctioneer said on Wednesday.
“The diamond weighs 18.18 carats, which is of course an
extremely fortuitous number for Asian collectors. We’ve had a
huge amount of interest around the world already,” said Max
Fawcett, head of Christie’s jewellery department in Geneva.
“The colour is exceptional. It’s a true vivid pink and a
clean stone. It really, really is a gem and something that we
haven’t seen in a long time at Christie’s.”
The Fortune Pink Diamond is estimated to go for $25 million
to $35 million.
