Christie's Hong Kong auction reeled in a record $60.1 million and was the largest jewelry sale ever organized by Christie's worldwide, the auction house said.
The top lot of the day was a 101.27-carat, F, VVS1 diamond which was the largest diamond ever sold at auction in Asia. A private collector snapped it up for $6.2 million.
Other records included the following:
— A 16.04-carat, D, VVS2 circular-cut diamond that sold to an Asian private collector for $3,341,809 and set a world record price-per-carat record for a colorless diamond.
— A square-shaped fancy green diamond of 10.36 carats that fetched $3,485,281 and set a world record price for a green diamond sold at auction.
— Finally, a pair of Romanov emeralds which sold to an Asian private collector for $2,409,241 set a price-per-carat record for emeralds sold at auction.
Also of note is that nine of the top 10 lots sold for more than $2 million a pop, an unprecedented event in the jewelry auction world, according to Christie's.
Source: nationaljewelernetwork
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