One of the world’s rarest blue diamonds just sold for nearly $44 million at an auction. The “Bleu Royal” diamond set upon a ring was sold for $43.8 million Christie’s auction in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday, November 21st, the Associated Press, CBS News and Reuters reported. It easily passed the high end sales estimate of $35 million, sold to a private collector.
Following the auction sale, ABC News reported that the blue diamond will be transferred to another private collection for the first time in 40 years. Christie’s auction sold a collection of rare jewelry, including the “Bleu Royal” diamond, at a combined total of over $77 million, Reuters reported.
Only three other vivid blue diamonds have been sold by Christie’s in the past 13 years— all of which were put on auction in the past 13 years. And only one, the “Oppenheimer Blue” sold for a higher price at $57.5 million.
The “Bleu Royal” is a pear-shaped diamond, weighing 17.61 carats, set into a ring with two other smaller diamonds and a platinum and gold band.
The value of the “Bleu Royal” was attributed to its brilliant blue color, and pear-shaped cut.
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