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12Ā ct Blue Moon Josephine diamond, sold for 48 million āĀ Photo courtesy of Christie’s
Records have already been broken in 2016 with the āDebeers Millennium Blue’ sold as the most expensive gemstone in Asia earlier this year.Ā At 10.10 carat, the world’s largest oval-shaped fancy vivid blue diamond sold for $31.8m in Hong Kong by Sotheby’s in April.
Recently the famous āFancy Deep Blue’ diamond ring owned by the great Shirley Temple was put up for auction at Sotheby’s New York.Ā Bought for around $7,000 by Shirley Temple’s father in in the early 1940, it is now estimated to be worth around $30m. Bidding for the 9.54 carat gem opened at $19m, but stopped at $22m.Ā The reserve price was not met, and a buyer will have to be found another time.Ā However over $30m was spent across 300 items at the Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewel sale.
16Ā ct. Fancy Vivid pink diamond sold for $28.5 million āĀ Photo courtesy of Christieās
2016 seems to be the year ofĀ fancy colored diamonds.Ā Two auctions coming up this spring in Geneva underline this with the headlining gems that are being auctioned.
This MayĀ SothebyāsĀ Geneva will be auctioning āThe Unique Pinkā, the largest fancy vivid pink pear-shaped diamond ever auctioned.Ā Weighing 15.38 carats it is expected to fetch between $27m and $38m.Ā It looks like the year of fancy colored diamonds as a magnificent fancy vivid blue diamond weighing 7.32 carats will also be auctioned, which is expected to fetch between $14m and $24m atht eh Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels auction in Geneva.
Straight after Sothebyās auction in May will beĀ Christieās Magnificent Jewels auctionĀ also in Geneva.Ā If you still have money left over after the Sothebyās auction you can bid on the āOppenheimer Blueā, the largest ever fancy vivid blue diamond offered at auction ever.Ā Weighing in at 14.62 carat it is expected to fetch between $38m and $45m.Ā Given that it is 2 carats larger than the record breaking āBlue Moonā sold for $48.5m it has the potential to become the worldās most expensive blue diamond.
2016 looks set to be a hot year for diamonds, with exceptional gems being made available to the public.
Rahul Kadakia, international head of Christieās jewelry department, Ā āWinston Blueā diamond. Image: Christieās