A model shows the ‘Unique Pink’ a rare and exceptional fancy vivid pink diamond weighing 15.38 carats during a press preview by Sotheby’s auction house on May 9, in Geneva. (Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images)<\/p>\n
A supremely rare pear-shaped 15.38 carat pink diamond, called the ‘Unique Pink,’ sold for $31.6 million at Sotheby’s in Geneva, making it the most expensive fancy vivid pink diamond ever to sell at an auction. (@Siliconeer, #Siliconeer, #PinkDiamond, #UniquePink, #UniquePinkDiamond, #Sothebys, #Jewelry, #Auction)<\/p>\n
The diamond, was part of the ‘Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels’ live auction held by international auctioneers Sotheby’s, May 17, in Geneva.<\/p>\n
“It is difficult to imagine a diamond that better illustrates the term Vivid Pink than this outstanding stone.<\/p>\n
The color is simply astonishing and, for its size, it is in my experience truly unique,” David Bennett, worldwide chairman of Sotheby’s International Jewelry, said in a statement, May 18.<\/p>\n
The May 17 sale realized a total of $175.09 million, eclipsing the previous record of $160.9 million also set by Sotheby’s in the equivalent sale in May 2015.<\/p>\n
“Exactly one year after having set the world record for a jewelry sale, Sotheby’s Geneva has raised the bar once again with a great sale and a great result for the Unique Pink,” Bennett said.<\/p>\n
The record for the most expensive pink diamond ever to sell at auction remains the 24.78 carat ‘Graff Pink,’ which sold for $46.2 million at Sotheby’s in November 2010.<\/p>\n
Previously in November 2015, a Hong Kong bidder bagged a 16.08-carat rare pink diamond and dubbed it ‘The Sweet Josephine’ for $28.5 million at a Christie’s auction in Geneva.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the other highlights at yesterday’s sale, where 83% were sold by lot, included a brooch featuring a 6.64-carat Fancy Intense Blue diamond that achieved $13.67 million surpassing the previous auction record set by Sotheby’s Geneva in May 2010.<\/p>\n
The buyer from Hong Kong also bought a 12.03-carat diamond for a record price of $48.5 million in last year’s Sotheby’s auction. The diamond was named ‘The Blue Moon of Josephine.’<\/p>\n
Sotheby’s sale saw a fancy Pink diamond pendant weighing 18.51 carats totaled $9.77 million.<\/p>\n
A record price per carat was achieved for a Fancy Purplish Pink diamond ring weighing 8.20 carats that sold for $3.69 million.<\/p>\n
Sotheby’s currently holds auction records for blue, pink, yellow, green and colorless diamonds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A model shows the ‘Unique Pink’ a rare and exceptional fancy vivid pink diamond weighing 15.38 carats during a press preview by Sotheby’s auction house on May 9, in Geneva. (Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images) A supremely rare pear-shaped 15.38 carat pink diamond, called the ‘Unique Pink,’ sold for $31.6 million at Sotheby’s…<\/p>\n