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May 13, 04:50 PM GMT

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Lot Details

Description

The cushion modified brilliant-cut fancy vivid blue diamond weighing 10.03 carats.


Accompanied by GIA report no. 2233436003, dated 20 November 2024, stating that the diamond is Fancy Vivid Blue, Natural Colour, VS2 Clarity, together with a type IIb classification letter; further accompanied by GIA report no. 6237331096, dated 2 July 2024, pertaining to the 31.93 carat rough diamond from which the Mediterranean Blue originates and a GIA monograph detailing the sources, chemistry and grading of blue diamonds and describing the Mediterranean Blue as "a remarkable example of one of the rarest colour sensations observed in a diamond." 

Beyond: The World’s Rarest Diamonds, Bassam Freiha Art Foundation, Abu Dhabi, 9-10 April 2025.