at the auction Sotheby's in Geneva, was sold a huge yellow diamond Graff Vivid Yellow weighing 100.09 carats. The diamond went under the hammer for a record 14.5 million Swiss francs ($ 16.35 million), reports Rostov.kp.ru.
The previous price record was set in November 2011, when a yellow diamond with a weight of 110.03 carats was sold for $ 12.4 million.
Graff Jewelry House put on sale a diamond encrusted in a ring, its pre-auction estimate was $ 15-25 million.
"100 carats is a magic figure when it comes to diamonds," commented the sales result of the chairman of the auction house Sotheby's. "With an outstanding size and gorgeous gold color, Graff Vivid Yellow is in fact an extremely spectacular diamond. This rare set of qualities also led to the fact that a record price was paid for it, "the ITAR-TASS statement quoted.
By the way, at the Sotheby's auction in Geneva there were other "record holders". For example, a pink diamond weighing 12.07 carats, sold for 6.4 million francs ($ 7.3 million) - is the historical maximum price for a brilliant pink color.
Another lot from the jewelry house of Lawrence Graff - a ring with a diamond of a classic round cut with a weight of 103.46 carats - went under the hammer for 4.3 million francs ($ 4.9 million).