Diamond ring weighing 51.71 carats.
Estimate: CHF 7,870,000–9,100,000/$8,200,000–9,500,000.
Sold for: CHF 9,260,000/$9,251,851.
This 51.72 carat round brilliant-cut diamond is quite exceptional. When it comes to stones of significant size, diamond cutters will generally try to keep the maximum weight from the rough. For this reason, elongated cushions, emerald-cuts, and pear-shapes are usually more common for large diamonds. Here, however, the master craftsmen who cut the stones has chosen a round brilliant cut, which show off the diamond's exceptional physical characteristics to maximum effect. Find out more
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Diamond ring weighing 50.39 carats.
Estimate: CHF 6,960,000–7,680,000 / $7,250,000–8,000,000.
Sold for: CHF 8,131,000 / $8,123,845.
This highly impressive white diamond is Flawless clarity and D Colour – the most coveted hue for white diamonds – and belongs to the highly rarefied sub-category of Type IIa diamonds, which make up just 2% of gem diamonds and boast the highest optical transparency. Find out more
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Superb fancy vivid purplish pink diamond ring
Estimate: CHF 1,920,000–2,880,000 / $2,000,000–3,000,000.
Sold for: CHF 2,415,000/$ 2,412,875.
Record price for a Fancy Vivid Purplish Pink diamond.
What makes a diamond pink? This is actually an impossible question to answer, as there is no impurity that causes its colour, only the evidence that these diamonds have a mutation within their crystal lattice that alters the stone’s molecular structure. Luscious and rare, this Fancy Vivid Purplish Pink diamond is so exceptionally saturated it displays mysterious flashes of red.
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Pair of fancy light blue and fancy light pink diamond pendent earrings.
Estimate: CHF 2,690,000–3,840,000 / $2,800,000–4,000,000.
Sold for: CHF 4,405,300/$4,401,423.
The two rarest coloured diamonds, pink and blue, are paired together in this asymmetric masterpiece. Weighing 6.25, 6.41, 7.16 and 8.03 carats each diamond is a soft hue of pink and blue making these dreamy diamonds an irresistible pair of earrings.
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'The Farnese Blue' Historic and Highly Important Fancy Dark Grey-Blue diamond jewel weighing 6.16 carats.
Estimate CHF 3,500,000–5,000,000 / US$ 3,650,000–5,220,000.
Sold for: CHF 6,719,750/$6,713,837.
Leading the Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels sale, The Farnese Blue, is a stone with a
treasure
with a
magnificent past
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Fine fancy light purplish pink diamond ring weighing 9.70 carats.
Estimate: CHF 480,000–675,000/$500,000–700,000.
Sold for: CHF 2,595,000/$2,592,716.
Record price for a Fancy Light Purplish Pink diamond, and record price per carat.
This 9.70 carat diamond is the most delicate of pinks. Find out what makes a diamond pink
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Superb sapphire and diamond ring weighing 14.01 carats, 1930s.
Estimate: CHF 950,000–1,430,000/$1,000,000–1,500,000.
Sold for: CHF 1,815,000/$1,813,403.
Considered one of the most infamous gemstones in the world, the Kashmir sapphires are among the most rare. This exquisite ring is a fine example of a Kashmir sapphire at its best. Weighing a remarkable 14.01 carats its velvety blue colour is without compare.
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Important diamond necklace.
Estimate: CHF 675,000–960,000/$700,000–1,000,000.
Sold for: CHF 1,575,000/$1,573,614.
Centring a brilliant D colour, VS1 15.51 carat pear shaped diamond, this necklace is set with additional oval, pear and marquise-cut diamonds supporting the detachable pendant.
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Rare pink sapphire and diamond pendant weighing 95.45 carats.
Estimate: CHF 580,000–960,000/$600,000–1,000,000.
RECORD price for a pink sapphire.
Sold for: CHF 2,295,000 / $ 2,292,980.
A rare and magnificent Ceylon pink sapphire glistens in a setting of gold and diamonds.
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Important diamond ring weighing 11.66 carats.
Estimate: CHF 1,370,000–1,650,000/$1,425,000–1,710,000.
Sold for: CHF 1,695,000 / $ 1,693,508.
A D Flawless diamond sparkles in a classic setting. Discover more about D Flawless diamonds
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Three world-class diamonds, discovered 300 years apart, dazzled in Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels sale in Geneva on 15 May. One of the foremost historic diamonds known to man, The Farnese Blue, soared to CHF 6,719,750 ($6,713,837), well above estimate while two highly impressive white diamonds, a 51.71 carat round diamond and a 50.39 carat oval diamond both sold above their high estimates for CHF 9,260,000 ($9,251,851) and CHF 8,131,000 ($8,123,845) respectively. Click ahead to see the full top ten results for the sale.
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