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Bonhams to Auction 4.03ct. Blue Diamond
Aug 21, 2017 5:32 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... A fancy intense blue diamond will lead Bonhams’ London
auction next month, with the company estimating it could fetch close to $2
million. 
The pear-shaped, 4.03-carat stone has been in a UK private
collection for more than 30 years, Bonhams said last week. The London-based
auction house expects the jewel to sell for between $1.5 million (GBP 1.2 million)
and $1.9 million, it said.
“Blue diamonds are extremely rare and highly coveted,” said
Jean Ghika, Bonhams’ head of jewelry for the UK and Europe. “We are looking
forward to showcasing this stone, along with other selected lots, in London, New
York, Hong Kong and Geneva, where we anticipate considerable interest.”
Other items on offer at the Fine Jewelry auction on September 20 include a
brooch featuring a square, step-cut, 4.83-carat, fancy grey-blue diamond as a
center stone. The piece also contains two fancy dark brown-greenish yellow
diamonds, weighing 2.51 carats and 2.38 carats, as well as a 1.90-carat fancy
pink diamond. The entire brooch, dating from the middle of the last century,
has a pre-sale estimate of $837,000 to $1.1 million.
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Auctions, Blue diamond, bonhams, colored diamonds, fancy-intense blue, Jean Ghika, london, Rapaport News, UK
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