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10.02-carat fancy intense blue diamond sold for $8.7 million at Sotheby’s New York High Jewelry auction<\/p>\n
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A 10.02-carat fancy intense blue diamond sold for $8.7 million to lead Sotheby’s High Jewelry auction in New York on June 16, surpassing its pre-sale estimate. The cut-cornered rectangular modified brilliant-cut diamond was also the highest-priced jewelry lot sold during the New York spring auction season, according to Sotheby’s.<\/p>\n
Fancy-colored diamonds dominated the sale, accounting for six of the top 10 lots. Rounding out the leaderboard were rare Para\u00edba tourmalines and signed jewels by Cartier and Harry Winston.<\/p>\n
The auction realized $43.4 million, exceeding its $38.7 million high estimate. Sotheby’s said 98% of lots sold, with 63% exceeding their high estimates, while more than one-third of all purchases were made online.<\/p>\n
The auction reflects the continued strength in fancy-colored diamonds and exceptional colored gemstones at the high end of the market.<\/p>\n
A 5.02-carat fancy intense pink and light pink diamond ring that sold for $2.9 million<\/p>\n
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The second-highest lot was a 5.02-carat oval-shaped fancy intense pink diamond with VS1 clarity, flanked by a pair of pear-shaped light pink diamonds. Following bidding between two collectors, the ring sold for $2.9 million.<\/p>\n
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Cartier Art Deco Kashmir sapphire and diamond earclips fetched $1.6 million<\/p>\n
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One of the auction’s biggest surprises was a pair of Art Deco Cartier diamond earclips set with six unheated Kashmir sapphires weighing a combined 23.02 carats, accented by mixed-cut diamonds. The lot opened at $850,000\u2014already well above its $120,000 high estimate\u2014and sparked an intense bidding battle between a bidder in the room and another on the telephone before selling for $1.6 million.<\/p>\n
A 13.77-carat fancy light purplish pink diamond realized $1.5 million<\/p>\n
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A ring centered with a 13.77-carat cut-cornered rectangular mixed-cut fancy light purplish pink diamond with VS2 clarity realized $1.5 million.<\/p>\n
Rare Para\u00edba tourmalines also drew strong interest. Named after the Brazilian state where they were first discovered in the late 1980s, the gems are prized for their vivid blue-to-green hues and distinctive neon glow, created by trace amounts of copper. Although paraiba-type tourmalines have since been found in Nigeria and Mozambique, stones from the original Brazilian deposits remain the most sought after.<\/p>\n
A 7.70-carat Brazilian Para\u00edba tourmaline sold for $1.4 million, nearly triple its high estimate<\/p>\n
Sotheby’s<\/p>\n
Five Para\u00edba tourmalines from a private collection were offered in the sale. Leading the group was a 7.70-carat oval-shaped Brazilian Para\u00edba tourmaline with no indications of clarity enhancement. After a three-minute bidding contest between two buyers, the gemstone sold for $1.4 million, nearly triple its high estimate.<\/p>\n
6.76-carat fancy grayish blue diamond fetched $1.2 million<\/p>\n
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A ring set with a 6.76-carat cushion modified brilliant-cut fancy grayish blue diamond realized $1.2 million.<\/p>\n
A 34.75-carat rounded-corner square modified brilliant-cut fancy intense yellow diamond attracted what Sotheby’s described as “fierce bidding” before selling for $1 million, well above its high estimate.<\/p>\n
A 34.75-carat fancy intense yellow diamond fetched $1 million <\/p>\n
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A diamond necklace and bracelet combination by Harry Winston realized $998,400<\/p>\n
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A diamond necklace and bracelet combination by Harry Winston realized $998,400.<\/p>\n
A 6.11-carat unmounted Brazilian Para\u00edba tourmaline sold for $972,800<\/p>\n
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Another Brazilian Para\u00edba tourmaline with no indications of clarity enhancement ranked ninth in the sale. The 6.11-carat modified triangle-shaped gemstone sold for $972,800, nearly double its high estimate.<\/p>\n
Fancy pink, fancy gray-blue diamond and diamond toi et moi ring fetched $960,000<\/p>\n
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Completing the top 10 was a toi et moi ring featuring a 2.20-carat marquise-shaped fancy pink diamond with VS1 clarity paired with a 2.12-carat marquise-shaped fancy gray-blue diamond with SI2 clarity. Accented by near-colorless marquise and baguette-cut diamonds, the ring achieved $960,000, more than three times its high estimate.<\/p>\n
The New York auction also marked the conclusion of Sotheby’s collaboration with De Beers following previous presentations in Hong Kong and Geneva. The final offering included a group of natural diamonds led by an 11.33-carat old mine brilliant-cut D-color, VVS2-clarity diamond, which sold for $896,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"10.02-carat fancy intense blue diamond sold for $8.7 million at Sotheby’s New York High Jewelry auction Sotheby’s A…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":506204,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[140418,114,232644,95935,221098,85,46,1886,232645,1834],"class_list":["post-506203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-brazilian","tag-business","tag-carat","tag-cartier","tag-harry-winston","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-new-york","tag-paraiba","tag-sothebys"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506203\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}