{"id":103010,"date":"2022-03-26T04:00:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T02:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/?p=103010"},"modified":"2023-05-11T10:33:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T08:33:10","slug":"the-rock-il-diamante-record-allasta-da-christies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/the-rock-il-diamante-record-allasta-da-christies\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rock, the record diamond auctioned by Christie&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({\n          google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-1422720793454724\",\n          enable_page_level_ads: true\n     });\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"image-side\"\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fe+6a+31-k2+pr\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1422720793454724\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8583266876\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The one referred to as<strong> The Rock<\/strong> announces itself as one of the most precious diamonds put up for auction. <strong>Christie&#8217;s<\/strong> will put it on sale in Geneva on 11 May. Those interested, start saving some money: The Rock is estimated to be between 20 and 30 million dollars. A considerable fluctuation, in any case. It is a 228.31-carat pear-shaped diamond that will be the star at the auction of Magnificent Jewels, as part of Christie&#8217;s Luxury Week. It is an exceptionally rare gem mined and polished in South Africa over two decades ago and is the largest white diamond ever to appear at auction.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103013\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103013\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-rock.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-rock.jpg\" alt=\"The Rock, diamante a forma di pera da 228,31 carati\" width=\"709\" height=\"503\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103013\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-rock.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-rock-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-rock-78x55.jpg 78w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-rock-400x284.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Rock, diamante a forma di pera da 228,31 carati<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Rock will join the very best of legendary gemstones which have passed through Christie\u2019s global salerooms since 1766. The market for diamonds is particularly vibrant and we are confident that this sensational gemstone will capture the attention of collectors across the globe this Spring season.<br \/>\nRahul Kadakia, Christie&#8217;s International Head of Jewelery<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_103014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103014\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Christies-Rahul-Kadakia-with-The-Rock.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Christies-Rahul-Kadakia-with-The-Rock.jpg\" alt=\"Rahul Kadakia con The Rock\" width=\"709\" height=\"1121\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103014\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Christies-Rahul-Kadakia-with-The-Rock.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Christies-Rahul-Kadakia-with-The-Rock-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Christies-Rahul-Kadakia-with-The-Rock-648x1024.jpg 648w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Christies-Rahul-Kadakia-with-The-Rock-35x55.jpg 35w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Christies-Rahul-Kadakia-with-The-Rock-400x632.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rahul Kadakia con The Rock<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nClassified by the Gemmological Institute of America as G color, VS1 clarity, The Rock is also accompanied by a letter from Gia stating that it is the largest existing DZ color pear-shaped diamond ever classified by the laboratory. The previous auction record for the largest white diamond was a 163.41-carat gem, which was sold at Christie&#8217;s in Geneva in November 2017 for $ 33.7 million.<\/p>\n<p>The Rock will be presented at Christie&#8217;s Dubai from March 26-29, before a tour of Taipei and Rockefeller Plaza in New York from April 29 to May 1. Finally, it will be exhibited to the public during Christie&#8217;s Luxury Week at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues in Geneva from 6 to 11 May.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"vimeo-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/691761915?h=ce9de60702\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>The top 5 diamonds sold by Christie&#8217;s<\/strong><br \/>\n1. A SENSATIONAL DIAMOND AND EMERALD NECKLACE, BY DE GRISOGONO<br \/>\nA rectangular cut diamond, weighing approximately 163.41 carats<br \/>\nGeneva Magnificent Jewels | November 14, 2017<br \/>\nPrice realized: US $ 33,701,000<br \/>\nPrice per carat: US $ 206,236<br \/>\nAuction record for a colorless diamond<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103017\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103017\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/diamante-de-grisogono.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/diamante-de-grisogono.jpg\" alt=\"Collana di diamanti e smeraldi, de Grisogono\" width=\"709\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103017\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/diamante-de-grisogono.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/diamante-de-grisogono-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/diamante-de-grisogono-58x55.jpg 58w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/diamante-de-grisogono-400x376.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Collana di diamanti e smeraldi, de Grisogono<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n2. WINSTON LEGACY<br \/>\nA pear-shaped diamond weighing approximately 101.73 carats<br \/>\nGeneva Magnificent Jewels | May 15, 2013<br \/>\nRealized price: US $ 26,737,914<br \/>\nPrice per carat: US $ 262,8323.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103018\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103018\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wiston-legacy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wiston-legacy.jpg\" alt=\"Diamante Wiston Legacy\" width=\"709\" height=\"708\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103018\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wiston-legacy.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wiston-legacy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wiston-legacy-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wiston-legacy-400x399.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diamante Wiston Legacy<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n3. ARCIDUCA JOSEPH DIAMOND<br \/>\nA cushion-shaped diamond weighing approximately 76.02 carats<br \/>\nGeneva magnificent jewelry | November 13, 2012<br \/>\nRealized price: US $ 21,474,525<br \/>\nPrice per carat: US $ 282,485<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103019\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103019\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ARCHDUKE-JOSEPH-DIAMOND.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ARCHDUKE-JOSEPH-DIAMOND.jpg\" alt=\"Il diamante  Arciduca Joseph\" width=\"709\" height=\"709\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103019\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ARCHDUKE-JOSEPH-DIAMOND.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ARCHDUKE-JOSEPH-DIAMOND-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ARCHDUKE-JOSEPH-DIAMOND-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ARCHDUKE-JOSEPH-DIAMOND-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Il diamante  Arciduca Joseph<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n4. LA L\u00c9GENDE, SAUTOIR NECKLACE WITH DIAMONDS AND CULTIVATED PEARLS, BY BOEHMER ET BASSENGE<br \/>\nA heart-shaped diamond, weighing approximately 92.15 carats<br \/>\nGeneva Magnificent Jewels | May 17, 2017<br \/>\nRealized price: US $ 14,989,013<br \/>\nPrice per carat: US $ 162.6595<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103021\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103021\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-DIAMOND-AND-CULTURED-PEARL-SAUTOIR-NECKLACE-BY-BOEHMER-ET-BASSENGE.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-DIAMOND-AND-CULTURED-PEARL-SAUTOIR-NECKLACE-BY-BOEHMER-ET-BASSENGE.jpg\" alt=\"Sautoir di perle con diamante di Boehmer er Bassenge\" width=\"709\" height=\"581\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103021\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-DIAMOND-AND-CULTURED-PEARL-SAUTOIR-NECKLACE-BY-BOEHMER-ET-BASSENGE.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-DIAMOND-AND-CULTURED-PEARL-SAUTOIR-NECKLACE-BY-BOEHMER-ET-BASSENGE-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-DIAMOND-AND-CULTURED-PEARL-SAUTOIR-NECKLACE-BY-BOEHMER-ET-BASSENGE-67x55.jpg 67w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-DIAMOND-AND-CULTURED-PEARL-SAUTOIR-NECKLACE-BY-BOEHMER-ET-BASSENGE-400x328.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sautoir di perle con diamante di Boehmer er Bassenge<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n5. A MAGNIFICENT DIAMOND<br \/>\nA pear-shaped diamond weighing approximately 75.97 carats<br \/>\nGeneva Magnificent Jewels | May 14, 2014<br \/>\nRealized price: US $ 14,474,732<br \/>\nPrice per carat: US $ 190,532<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_103022\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103022\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-MAGNIFICENT-UNMOUNTED-DIAMOND.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-MAGNIFICENT-UNMOUNTED-DIAMOND.jpg\" alt=\"Diamante a forma di pera di 75,97 carati\" width=\"709\" height=\"709\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103022\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-MAGNIFICENT-UNMOUNTED-DIAMOND.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-MAGNIFICENT-UNMOUNTED-DIAMOND-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-MAGNIFICENT-UNMOUNTED-DIAMOND-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-MAGNIFICENT-UNMOUNTED-DIAMOND-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diamante a forma di pera di 75,97 carati<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- rettangolo grande --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1422720793454724\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8343610496\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1422720793454724\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9203601299\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The one referred to as The Rock announces itself as one of the most precious diamonds put up for auction. Christie&#8217;s will put it on sale in Geneva on 11 May. Those interested, start saving some money: The Rock is estimated to be between 20 and 30 million dollars. A considerable fluctuation, in any case. It is a 228.31-carat pear-shaped diamond that will be the star at the auction of Magnificent Jewels, as part of Christie&#8217;s Luxury Week. It is an exceptionally rare gem mined and polished in South Africa over two decades ago and is the largest white diamond<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":103013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,65,258,395,9814],"class_list":["post-103010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-auction","tag-asta","tag-diamante","tag-diamond","tag-chrisites","style--link-1"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103010"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115652,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103010\/revisions\/115652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}