December in New York – Auction Season
Magnificent Jewels, Christie’s Auction House, Rockefeller Center
December 6, 2022
Up for auction, a magnificent square emerald cut, Fancy Vivid Pink, (clarity: VVS1, potentially internally flawless) weighing in at 13.15 carats. Estimated at between $25 million and $35 million USD, this will no doubt be one of the highlights of the evening.
According to Christie’s, in the fancy vivid pink range, a diamond of more than six carats is rarely encountered.
Other Fancy Vivid Pink Diamonds sold at auction include the Winston Pink Legacy, 18.96 cts., sold for $50,375,000.
Rahul Kadakia, International Head of Christie’s Jewellery, has just returned to New York from a very successful auction overseas. “Following the success of The Fortune Pink, which achieved almost $30 million last week in Geneva, we are proud to have been approached by a private collector to offer this incredible diamond at auction in December.” The Fancy Vivid Pink “Fortune Pink” weighs 18.18 cts.
“This season has seen outstanding results for fancy-colored diamonds and this particular fancy vivid pink is of the highest caliber. With impressive saturation, step-cut facets and a clarity grade of potentially Internally Flawless, this 13.15 carat fancy vivid pink is magnificently rare.”
Anticipated offerings also of signed jewels by Bulgari, Cartier, David Webb, Dreicer & Co., Fabergé, Georges Fouquet, Graff, Harry Winston, Janesich, Oscar Heyman & Brothers, Piaget, Raymond Yard, Tiffany & Co., Paulding Farnham, and Van Cleef & Arpels are expected in the Magnificent Jewels December auction.
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