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Sotheby’s to Sell Two D-Flawless Diamonds
Apr 8, 2018 9:25 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Sotheby’s will auction two flawless white diamonds weighing
over 50 carats each, estimated at a combined price of more than $15 million.
The first is a round brilliant-cut, 51.71-carat stone,
estimated at $8.2 million to $9.5 million, while the second is an oval-shaped, 50.39-carat
diamond, with an estimated price of $7.3 million to $8 million. Both stones are
D color, flawless, type IIa and the largest of their shape to be sold at
auction.
The stones will be previewed in London on April 6, and go on
sale at Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels auction in Geneva on May
15.
Sotheby’s also said it had sold a 102.34-carat white diamond
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the only known round brilliant, flawless diamond over 100 carats —
in a private sale. While the company did not reveal who bought it and for how
much, it said the purchase price far exceeded any price per carat paid for a
colorless diamond at auction. The current record for a white diamond is
$260,252 per carat, it noted.
“Having witnessed the enormous effect of the 102.34-carat
stone on those who saw it, we are now thrilled to bring to…market two more
truly exceptional stones, both of which are among the largest, highest-quality
white diamonds ever to come to auction,” said David Bennett, worldwide chairman
of Sotheby’s international jewelry division. “Diamonds like these have always
captivated collectors and connoisseurs alike, and continue to do so today.”
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David Bennett, diamonds, flawless white diamonds, geneva, Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels auction, Rapaport News, round brilliant-cut, Sotheby’s, white diamonds
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