An orange diamond “vivid” 14.82 carats, the largest of its kind, was auctioned in Geneva on Tuesday at a record price of 35.54 million dollars (taxes and fees included) by Christie’s.
“C ‘ is a world record for an orange diamond is a world record sale price per carat for a colored diamond, “said the auctioneer.
“This is a phenomenal price, this is a wonderful price” has he said, adding that while some buying diamonds for investment made by the many passion: “As you buy a Picasso or Van Gogh.”
The selling price per carat reached $ 2.39 million (against a previous record of $ 2.15 million for the Vivid Pink Diamond carats sold in 2009 in Hong Kong.
The buyer in the room, but whose identity has not been revealed is a great collector, said the auctioneer. Weighing 14.82 carats, diamonds, called “The Orange” is a qualified color “vivid “(live), a particularly intense glow. Its size is similar to that of a big fine and experts thought they could reach 20 million. The name of the seller was not disclosed either, but the stone was found in South Africa.
According David Warren, head of Christie’s jewelry division, the “colored diamonds are much rarer than white diamonds, especially when talking about blue diamonds, pink or orange.”
Among the colored diamonds, those oranges are very rare. In 1990, an orange-yellow diamond, Graff Orange 4.77 carats was sold for $ 3.92 million. Moreover, in 1997, the Pumpkin Diamond, another orange diamond “vivid” 5.54 carats was sold for $ 1.32 million.
Wednesday evening, competing Sotheby’s will offer it the largest pink diamond world, to an expected $ 60 million (€ 48.7 million). Prices the orange diamond sold Tuesday is the lot of the traditional sale of high jewelery organized by Christie’s in Geneva in November.
Tuesday night Christie’s has also sold a magnificent brooch, designed by a Chinese designer of 35 years, Anna Hu. Called “Côte d’Azur”, this pin which has in its center a sapphire of 58.29 carats and is adorned with a multitude of diamonds and other stones préciseuses, was auctioned for $ 3.9 million.
Anna Hu was originally interested in a career as a cellist. Due to problems of health , she changed direction and embarked on the design of the jewel, an area where it has become a reference in a few years. A beautiful ruby set in a ring, surrounded with diamonds, has also sold for $ 2.17 million. A natural pearl necklace 7 ranks, was sold by a “royal family” for $ 7.9 million.
Moreover, a necklace of emeralds from Colombia, the most beautiful According to connoisseurs, and diamonds, signed Cartier, from the Patino collection, named after the king of tin Simon Patino, was sold for $ 8.7 million. Simon Patino had purchased this necklace in 1938 to offer to his wife. It remained in the family ever since. Born in 1860 in Cochabamba (Bolivia), Simon Patino made his fortune in the mining industry, particularly in the silver and tin.
At the end of the 30s, it controlled 60% of world production of tin and was one of the five richest men in the world. He died in 1947 in Buenos Aires.
Finally, among the other highlights of this sale, included a necklace of diamonds and emeralds, sold for $ 3.59 million, which belonged to Princess Fawzia of Egypt (1923-1994) , one of five sisters of King Farouk. Fawzia loved jewelry and haute couture, including Van Cleef and Chanel.
The largest diamond in the world orange awarded 35,540,000 dollars
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