Sotherby’s 15 Million Dollar Diamond
World famous auction house Sotheby’s will offer a magnificent 84.37 carat, brilliant-cut, D (finest white) flawless, diamond for auction during its Magnificent Jewels in Geneva on November 14 at the prestigious hotel Beau- Rivage.
The diamond (pictured far left) is the largest brilliant-cut diamond of top quality to appear at auction and is estimated at $12-16 million (CHF 15-20 million.) In addition to its extraordinary features, the diamond has also received the highest possible grading from the GIA with the report (No. 15692749) listing the stone with D-color, Flawless Clarity, and “excellent” polish and symmetry.
Sotheby’s stated that the impressive diamond doesn’t have a name, and that the future owner would hold the privilege of naming it. Sotheby’s Geneva has in the past sold “named” diamonds, including the Star of the Season (100.10cts,) which was sold for $16.5 million back in May 1995. It remains the most expensive jewel ever to have been sold at auction.
David Bennett, chairman of jewelry at Sotheby’s Europe and the Middle East, and the auctioneer of the Star of the Season said, “We are very privileged to have been chosen as the auction house to offer this magnificent and unique stone and aim to provide the perfect arena for it to receive the exposure that it deserves. In my 32-year career, this stone ranks among the most beautiful diamonds I have ever seen.”
By the way everyone…my birthday is November 19, a coincidence??
Source: Jeff Miller - Rapaport News “Sotheby’s to Auction Most Impressive +84ct Diamond in Geneva ” 10/01/07
