History made at Sotheby's Jewelry Auction as a Vivid Pink Diamond and a Giant Ruby fetch a record-breaking $35 million. 💎
, a.k.a. the most vivid pink diamond to ever come to market, hammered down for $34.8 million . It set a world auction record for a fancy vivid purplish-pink diamond and a new price-per-carat record for the color grade, according to Sotheby’s.
“It was equally an honor to have handled a diamond as breathtaking and exquisite in nature as the Eternal Pink, and its price today reaffirms that Sotheby’s is the premier destination for the world’s rarest diamond creations,” added Bruning. Another four dazzling pieces sold for more than $1 million, respectively. Pretty much all the bling on offer was snapped up, in fact. Sotheby’s says 91 percent of all lots found buyers, with over two-thirds shattering high estimates. Interestingly, more than a third of lots were purchased online.
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