On April 27, the largest blue diamond ever sold at auction, the 15.10 carat DeBeers Cullinan Blue Diamond, will go on sale at Sotheby's Hong Kong for $ 450 million, making it the second largest blue diamond in history. Drill, almost the first record.
The blue diamond "De Beers Cullinan Blue" is an emerald cut diamond that requires extremely high clarity. It has been identified by the GIA as a Type IIb diamond with IF clarity and Fancy Vivid Blue color class. It is the largest internal flawless diamond identified by the GIA to date. An elegant vibrant blue emerald cut diamond.
This blue diamond, weighing 39.35 ct before being cut, was discovered in the "C-Cut" area of the Cullinan mine in South Africa in April 2021. This blue diamond was purchased by De Beers Group and US diamond cutter Diacore. gross for $40.18 million in July 2021 and was officially named the hijack.
A total of 4 bidders bid in the last part of the auction after 8 minutes of the auction. An anonymous bidder bought it. The trading price is almost the record high bid for Blue Diamond. The current auction record for a blue diamond is set by "Oppenheimer Blue" at 14.62 carats, which was auctioned at Christie's Geneva 2016 for a club price of $57.6 million.
Sotheby's says that such important blue diamonds are extremely rare. So far, only five blue diamonds over 10 carats have appeared on the auction market and "De Beers Cullinan Blue" is the only blue diamond of the same quality that is larger than 15 carats.
Post time: May-13-2022