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WORLD’S LARGEST AND FLAWLESS BLUE DIAMOND

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4aOtfhKPAMQd2XQE6PjMUWb7PW55F3K1RggsEsa6duLpi5A7-SrqEp76VRT1LQIycg78WAOPnyoYFLL3Nt_D2q5gR4z6R5QQCMLZNd-Vq_7vHsCcIgRjy1mD2LI-izaM9Gujic3SWTY/s1600/blue-diamond-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4aOtfhKPAMQd2XQE6PjMUWb7PW55F3K1RggsEsa6duLpi5A7-SrqEp76VRT1LQIycg78WAOPnyoYFLL3Nt_D2q5gR4z6R5QQCMLZNd-Vq_7vHsCcIgRjy1mD2LI-izaM9Gujic3SWTY/s1600/blue-diamond-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">WORLD’S LARGEST AND FLAWLESS BLUE DIAMOND TO FETCH UP </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">TO $25 MILLION AT GENEVA AUCTION</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">   </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The fancy vivid blue pear-shaped diamond with internal flawless clarity ‘The Blue’ will take centre stage at the annual Christie’s Magnificient Jewels sale to be held next month at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues in Geveva.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The blue diamond weighing approximately 13.22 carats is the largest flawless blue diamond in the world. It is also flanked on either side by a pear-shaped diamond, weighing approximately 1.00 and 0.96 carat. Christie auction describes it as “the largest fancy vivid blue diamond in the world.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The auction house has not revealed the diamond’s owner to keep the private seller anonymous.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The Blue is expected to rake in approximately $25 million. When the world’s largest orange diamond, a 14.82-carat gem called “The Orange”, went under the hammer last November at Christie’s, it raked in $35.5 million compared to its $17-20 million price tag.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/jewelry/the-blue-5792427-details.aspx">Christies </a></span></div><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><br />  </div>

WORLD’S LARGEST AND FLAWLESS BLUE DIAMOND

WORLD’S LARGEST AND FLAWLESS BLUE DIAMOND TO FETCH UP TO $25 MILLION AT GENEVA AUCTION The fancy vivid blue pear-shaped diamond with i...

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Blue Diamond Sells for Record Euro 1.134.500

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbP2tjNS7rqV6M0XXKIwiS3_flZxFwL4HwwSnh5TRDlv2T7qBdz-pNdYmvLgFA1a_DEaQsth6HjTAfEWViheI5e2apm0T5YlAZKomoQ4n1htXGP-GrkqNUa0TC-Xt3U8MccwzN0QFg2s/s1600/fancy-deep-blue-diamond.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbP2tjNS7rqV6M0XXKIwiS3_flZxFwL4HwwSnh5TRDlv2T7qBdz-pNdYmvLgFA1a_DEaQsth6HjTAfEWViheI5e2apm0T5YlAZKomoQ4n1htXGP-GrkqNUa0TC-Xt3U8MccwzN0QFg2s/s640/fancy-deep-blue-diamond.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">An extremely rare blue diamond sold 7.184.500 Euro at a London auction on Wednesday, setting a new world record for price per carat.</span></div><a name="more"></a><br />  <div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The fancy deep-blue diamond weighing 5.30 carats sold at Bonhams Fine Jewellery sale in central London for a record Euro </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span class="uccResult">1.361.400</span> million per carat.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The diamond, which was bought by international diamond house Graff Diamonds, is set in a ‘Trombino’ ring made by Italian jeweller Bulgari around 1965.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">“We are delighted with the price it has made,” said Jean Ghika, Director of Bonhams Jewellery. ”It was a sensational stone which charmed everyone who viewed it prior to the sale.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">“Blue diamonds, especially those over 5.00 carats, are extremely rare to see on the market and continue to be highly sought-after. We are honoured to have handled the sale of such a unique gem.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The term “fancy” is used to describe a diamond of intense colour. The blue is derived from small amounts of boron impurities within the diamond.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div>

Blue Diamond Sells for Record Euro 1.134.500

An extremely rare blue diamond sold 7.184.500 Euro at a London auction on Wednesday, setting a new world record for price per carat. The ...

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