Record-Breaking Blue Diamond Sells for $44 Million at Auction
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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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