The Bulgari Blue, a two-stone colored diamond ring weighing 9.87 carats, sold yesterday for $15,762,500 at Christie’s New York auction of Jewels. Eight other items, including three diamond pieces by Harry Winston, sold for over $1 million on the way towards Christie’s $52.5 million total.
The Bulgari Blue’s result represented a new world record per carat for a blue diamond. Among other results, a 17.65 rectangular cut diamond ring by Harry Winston sold above estimates for $2,154,500, and another Harry Winston offering, 17.86 pear-shaped diamond ring sold within estimates for $1,818,500.
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