An Asian man has paid a record $31.6 million (Rs 210 crore approximately) for an extremely rare 15.38 carat pear-shaped pink diamond auctioned at Sotheby’s, making it the most expensive fancy vivid pink diamond ever to go under the hammer
'Unique Pink', the largest fancy vivid pink pear-shaped diamond ever offered at an auction. Pic/AP
Geneva: An Asian man has paid a record $31.6 million (R210 crore approximately) for an extremely rare 15.38 carat pear-shaped pink diamond auctioned at Sotheby’s, making it the most expensive fancy vivid pink diamond ever to go under the hammer.
'Unique Pink', the largest fancy vivid pink pear-shaped diamond ever offered at an auction. Pic/AP
The rare gem called the ‘Unique Pink’ is set in a simple ring and was bought yesterday by an Asian private buyer, who bid for it over the telephone and whose identity has not been disclosed.
“The Unique Pink set a new world record for a fancy vivid pink diamond... It’s the highest price ever paid for a fancy vivid pink diamond,” said David Bennett, worldwide chairman of Sotheby’s international jewellery division. Yesterday’s sale eclipsed the previous record of $28.5 million.
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