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Rare Blue Diamond Ring Fetches $6.7m at Sotheby’s Auction
A series of recent auctions hosted by Sotheby’s yielded some $34 million, and among the items to go under the hammer was a rare blue diamond ring which sold for an impressive $6.7 million.
The 3.47-carat fancy intense blue diamond sold for way over its estimated price of $2.5 million and is said to be one of the highest prices for an individual item ever yielded in of a jewellery auction.
With its cut-cornered rectangular step-cut gem set, the exotic blue diamond also created a new world record for being the most expensive of its kind ever sold. The previous record was set a day earlier at Christie’s New York Magnificent Jewels sale by a similar rock.
Other notable sales at the Sotheby auctions included a 72.96-carat diamond bracelet, which sold for $1.4 million, and a 13.70-carat Tiffany & Co. diamond ring, which yielded $1.2 million.
Late last year a pink oval mixed cut diamond sold for $31.8 million at Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction in Hong Kong.
One of the world’s most famous auction houses, Sotheby’s hosts high profile sales featuring a diverse range of luxury and highly sought-after goods throughout the year.