Tuesday, April 21, 2015

In New York, sold a large diamond – BFM.Ru

Gem size of a walnut was estimated at $ 22 million

At the auction house Sotheby’s in New York sold a diamond weighing 100 carats. He went under the hammer for 22.1 million dollars.

According to Reuters, emerald-cut diamond was mined by De Beers in South Africa. “The stone is so transparent that it can be compared with the water,” – experts say. See also: Christie’s accused of selling stolen diamonds for $ 39 million

This gem was the sixth diamond weighing more than 100 carats sold in the past 25 years.

The record cost today is pink diamond Pink Star weighing 59.6 carats. It was sold for $ 83 million, but the buyer could not pay for it.

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