Hong Kong buyer purchases gemstone,which has the top grading of fancy vivid blue and was found in South Africa’s famed Cullinan mine in 2014The scarce and flawless Blue Moon Diamond sold for $48.4m on Wednesday, setting a world record for a gemstone at auction, or Sotheby’s said.
The cushion-shaped diamond,mounted on a ring, has the top grading of fancy vivid blue and weighs 12.03 carats. It had a pre-sale estimate of $35m to $55m.
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Source: theguardian.com