All articles tagged with #blue diamond
The 'Mellon Blue' diamond, a nearly 10-carat blue gem named after Rachel Mellon, sold for $25.6 million at a Swiss auction, reflecting market caution amid geopolitical tensions, and marking a significant but lower-than-expected sale compared to past records.
A nearly 10-carat blue diamond called 'Mellon Blue' sold for $26.6 million at Christie's auction in Switzerland, reflecting market caution amid geopolitical tensions, and was previously sold for $32.6 million in 2014. The gem is renowned for its shape and color, and the auction was part of a two-day jewelry event in Geneva.
Blue Diamond will close its historic midtown plant in Sacramento over the next two years to consolidate operations and protect its cooperative's financial stability, resulting in 600 job losses. The move reflects challenges faced by California's almond industry, including droughts and supply chain issues, and opens opportunities for redevelopment of the site to support future economic growth in Sacramento.
Blue Diamond Growers plans to close its historic midtown Sacramento almond plant, affecting around 600 jobs over the next two years, and shift manufacturing to Turlock and Salida to improve efficiency, while the company continues to expand internationally amidst financial pressures.
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.
The largest fancy vivid blue diamond ever to be auctioned, known as the "Bleu Royal," has sold for over $44 million at Christie's auction in Geneva, surpassing the pre-sale estimate of $35 million. The 17.61-carat pear-shaped diamond became the most expensive jewel sold at auction this year and will be transferred to a private collection after 40 years.
A rare internally flawless fancy vivid blue diamond, known as "Bleu Royal," is set to be auctioned by Christie's in Geneva on November 7, with an estimated price of up to $50 million. The 17.6-carat diamond is the largest of its kind and has garnered significant interest from collectors worldwide. In a separate online auction, Christie's will also offer a pearl necklace worn by Audrey Hepburn in the movie "Roman Holiday" and a Rolex wristwatch engraved by Marlon Brando, both expected to attract high bids.
A 3-billion-year-old blue diamond, named the Okavango Blue Diamond, has been discovered in Botswana. This rare diamond, weighing 20.46 carats, contains an unusually high amount of boron, which is thought to have been brought deep into the Earth's crust through plate tectonics and subduction. Blue diamonds are extremely rare, representing only 0.01% of all mined diamonds, and their coloration is due to impurities. The Okavango Blue Diamond is classified as a Type llb "Fancy Deep Blue" and is considered a once-in-a-lifetime find.