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Record-Breaking Blue Diamond Sells for $44 Million at Auction
The "Bleu Royal," a fancy vivid blue pear-shaped diamond of 17.61 carats, sold for over $44 million at Christie's auction, surpassing the pre-sale estimate of $35 million. This makes it the most expensive jewel sold at auction this year. The perfectly symmetrical diamond, part of a private collection for decades, was sold for the first time at auction, and the anonymous buyer is adding it to their own private collection.
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Rare Pink Diamond Expected to Fetch $35 Million at Auction
The Eternal Pink Diamond, a 10.57-carat diamond categorized as "Fancy Vivid Purplish Pink," is expected to fetch more than $35 million at Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels auction on June 8 in New York. The diamond is internally flawless and is considered one of the rarest diamonds in the world, with a color that is "the most beautiful and concentrated shade of pink in diamonds that I have ever seen," according to Sotheby's. The diamond's estimated price per carat is $3.3 million, the highest price per carat of any diamond or gem prior to its sale, giving it a chance to challenge the current price-per-carat record.