Rare Diamond

Published on 28/10/11

Over 330 lots of precious diamonds, necklaces and earrings went up for sale at auction house, Christie’s, recent Magnificent Jewels event.
The centerpiece of the show – a vivid, pear-shaped yellow diamond – is one of the rarest in its class, says Christie’s Rahul Kadikia.
“Even within the realm of vivid yellows, this is as good as it gets. You know, if I had to put a number on a scale of one to 10, this is a 15. And I’m not kidding.”
The over 33-carat gem was expected to fetch between $6 million and $8 million.
An anonymous buyer picked it up at the lower end of that range for just over $6.5 million.