{"id":104196,"date":"2022-04-29T11:25:23","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T09:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/?p=104196"},"modified":"2022-04-29T11:25:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T09:25:23","slug":"sothebys-vende-il-terzo-diamante-piu-costoso-di-sempre-575-milioni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/sothebys-vende-il-terzo-diamante-piu-costoso-di-sempre-575-milioni\/","title":{"rendered":"Sotheby&#8217;s sells the third most expensive diamond ever: 57.5 million"},"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 3 most expensive grams in the world: in Hong Kong the <strong>De Beers Cullinan Blue Diamond<\/strong> was sold for just under 57.5 million dollars. The diamond weighs 15.10 carats, which corresponds exactly to 3.02 grams. This gem was sold by <strong>Sotheby&#8217;s<\/strong>, with a price that even exceeded the pre-sale estimate, which was 48 million. Yet this is not the record, which belongs to another diamond, the 14.62-carat Oppenheimer Blue, sold for $ 57,541,779 in 2016. It is, however, a minimal difference compared to the entire value. The buyer? He is anonymous and concluded the deal over the phone.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_104198\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104198\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue-Diamond.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue-Diamond.jpg\" alt=\"Il De Beers Cullinan Blue Diamond\" width=\"709\" height=\"467\" class=\"size-full wp-image-104198\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue-Diamond.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue-Diamond-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue-Diamond-84x55.jpg 84w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue-Diamond-400x263.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-104198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Il De Beers Cullinan Blue Diamond<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>An extraordinary achievement, this diamond is considered to be one of the best De Beers ever seen and we are incredibly proud to join forces with Sotheby&#8217;s to share this defining moment in history.<br \/>\nBruce Cleaver, CEO of the De Beers group<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_101505\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101505\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue_Estimated-in-Excess-of-US48-Million-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue_Estimated-in-Excess-of-US48-Million-3.jpg\" alt=\"Il diamante blu, con un taglio rettangolare a gradini, pesa 15,10 carati \u00e8 stato recentemente tagliato da un&#039;eccezionale pietra grezza scoperta nell&#039;aprile 2021\" width=\"709\" height=\"506\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101505\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue_Estimated-in-Excess-of-US48-Million-3.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue_Estimated-in-Excess-of-US48-Million-3-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue_Estimated-in-Excess-of-US48-Million-3-77x55.jpg 77w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue_Estimated-in-Excess-of-US48-Million-3-400x285.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Il diamante blu, con un taglio rettangolare a gradini, pesa 15,10 carati \u00e8 stato recentemente tagliato da un&#8217;eccezionale pietra grezza scoperta nell&#8217;aprile 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe De Beers Cullinan Blue Diamond therefore became the third most expensive jewel ever sold at auction, behind The Pink Star, which sold for $ 71.2 million in 2017, also at Sotheby&#8217;s Hong Kong, and The Oppenheimer Blue. The diamond beaten in Hong Kong was mined at the famous Cullinan mine in South Africa in 2021 and was carved from a rough stone of 39.34 carats.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_101503\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101503\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue_Estimated-in-Excess-of-US48-Million-ii.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue_Estimated-in-Excess-of-US48-Million-ii.jpg\" alt=\"The De Beers Cullinan Blue ha una stima di 48 milioni di dollari\" width=\"709\" height=\"476\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101503\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue_Estimated-in-Excess-of-US48-Million-ii.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue_Estimated-in-Excess-of-US48-Million-ii-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue_Estimated-in-Excess-of-US48-Million-ii-82x55.jpg 82w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue_Estimated-in-Excess-of-US48-Million-ii-400x269.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The De Beers Cullinan Blue ha una stima di 48 milioni di dollari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_101501\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101501\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue_Estimated-in-Excess-of-US48-Million.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue_Estimated-in-Excess-of-US48-Million.jpg\" alt=\"Il diamante The De Beers Cullinan Blue\" width=\"709\" height=\"709\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101501\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue_Estimated-in-Excess-of-US48-Million.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue_Estimated-in-Excess-of-US48-Million-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue_Estimated-in-Excess-of-US48-Million-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/De-Beers-Cullinan-Blue_Estimated-in-Excess-of-US48-Million-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Il diamante The De Beers Cullinan Blue<\/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 3 most expensive grams in the world: in Hong Kong the De Beers Cullinan Blue Diamond was sold for just under 57.5 million dollars. The diamond weighs 15.10 carats, which corresponds exactly to 3.02 grams. This gem was sold by Sotheby&#8217;s, with a price that even exceeded the pre-sale estimate, which was 48 million. Yet this is not the record, which belongs to another diamond, the 14.62-carat Oppenheimer Blue, sold for $ 57,541,779 in 2016. It is, however, a minimal difference compared to the entire value. The buyer? He is anonymous and concluded the deal over the phone. 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