Monday, 11 December 2017

Yellow Diamonds Sell At Bonhams




In 1940 when R.V. Cullinan the son of the renowned diamond magnate Sir Thomas Cullinan asked De Beers director Pierre De Villiers to buy him some diamonds on his next visit to Kimberley.
A collection of Fancy Vivid Yellow Diamonds owned by South Africa’s mining elite has sold at a Bonhams auction for well above its expected price.
The collection sold as two separate lots at the for a total of $773,350.

Source: DCLA

No comments:

Post a Comment

A Rare 24 Carat Diamond Set to Make Auction History

  A remarkable pink diamond, hidden from public view for more than 70 years, is preparing to take centre stage at Christie’s Magnificent Jew...