Sunday 10 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

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

Thursday 7 December 2017

Graff Blue Diamond Ring Fetches $12.5 Million




A crossover ring with two fancy vivid blue diamonds designed by Graff Jewellers has smashed its pre-sale estimate.
The ring has sold at the Christie’s New York Magnificent Jewels auction fetching more than $12.5 million USD.

Source: DCLA

Graff Blue Diamond Ring Fetches $12.5 Million




A crossover ring with two fancy vivid blue diamonds designed by Graff Jewellers has smashed its pre-sale estimate.
The ring has sold at the Christie’s New York Magnificent Jewels auction fetching more than $12.5 million USD.

Source: DCLA

Wednesday 6 December 2017

Graff Blue Diamond Ring To Lead Christie’s Auction

Fancy colour diamonds will lead Magnificent Jewels sale on Wednesday.

Topping the sale is a Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond  ring designed by Graff Jewellers. Estimated price is $6.5 million – $8.5 million USD.

The two Vivid blue Diamonds weighing approximately 3.36 and 2.71 carats with VVS2 and VS1 clarity grades are set in a crossover design, In a platinum setting.

Source: DCLA 

Graff Blue Diamond Ring To Lead Christie’s Auction

Fancy colour diamonds will lead Magnificent Jewels sale on Wednesday.

Topping the sale is a Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond  ring designed by Graff Jewellers. Estimated price is $6.5 million – $8.5 million USD.

The two Vivid blue Diamonds weighing approximately 3.36 and 2.71 carats with VVS2 and VS1 clarity grades are set in a crossover design, In a platinum setting.

Source: DCLA 

Tuesday 5 December 2017

Peace Diamond Sells For $6.5 million at auction



Named the Peace Diamond the 709 carat rough diamond is the 14th largest ever recovered.

The rough diamond has sold for  $8.55 million at an auction in New York, with all proceeds going to the impoverished Sierra Leone diggers who discovered it.

Sierra Leone will now be watched closely to make sure they see the social benefits from the sale of the diamond as the government promised.

The buyer of the Rough Diamond is Laurence Graff. One of the world’s top jewellers and founder of Graff Diamonds.

Source: DCLA 

Petra Sales Up, Prices Down

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