A white diamond the size of a small egg was sold for 30.6 million dollars in Hong Kong, at a Sotheby’s auction. It was purchased by phone. Evidently, not so much for the allure of the stone, but simply as an investment.
\nIt was a battle, given that there were two contenders. The diamond weighs 118 carats. It is an oval diamond defined as “flawless”, which was mined and cut two years ago. It sold for $27.3 million0: a high figure, but below the $28 million minimum estimate set by the auction house (which expected it to reach up to $35 million. But with the commission, the price went up to $30.6 million. The previous record was $26.7 million for a set of white diamonds sold in May at Christie’s in Geneva.<\/p>\n
The diamond originally weighed 299 carats when it was found in the rough and is the largest and most significant example of a diamond graded by the Gemological Institute of America. The other highlight of the auction was a flawless, round, blue-toned 7.6-carat diamond that sold to a telephone bidder for $16.1 million, below its estimate of $19 million.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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