It s more than twice the size of the 24 78 carat graff pink which set the previous record price for a pink diamond when it sold for 46 2 million in 2010.
Flawless fancy vivid pink diamond.
10 64 carat flawless fancy vivid pink auctioned october 7 this 10 64 carat internally flawless fancy vivid pink sold october 7th at sotheby s magnificent jewel and jadeite auction for 19 76 million us.
Its even colour distribution combined with a balanced saturation tone and straight pink hue qualify the 18 96 carat diamond for the coveted fancy vivid colour grading from the gemological institute of america gia.
The pink star is the largest known diamond having been rated vivid pink.
The pink star is the largest internally flawless fancy vivid pink diamond ever graded by the gemological institute of america.
The vivid pink set the record for the highest price per carat paid at auction in december 2009 christie s hong kong sold the vivid pink a 5 00 carat potentially flawless type iia fancy vivid pink diamond ring for us 10 78 million us 2 1 million per carat.
View sotheby s hong kong sold an 8 41 carat pear shape internally flawless fancy vivid purple pink diamond as part of the magnificent jewels and jadeite autumn sale 2014 on oct.
The ctf pink star a 59 60 carat oval mixed cut pink diamond is the largest internally flawless fancy vivid pink diamond that the gemological institute of america gia has ever graded.
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While most pink diamonds exhibit a colour modifier like purple orange brown or grey the pink legacy shows no trace of a secondary colour.
It was therefore fitting that one of the largest flawless vivid blue diamonds in the world the blue a pear shaped diamond of 13 22 carats set in a platinum ring and flanked on either side by flawless pear shaped colourless diamonds of 1 carat and 0 96 carat respectively was the star on a record breaking night.
The pink star formerly known as the steinmetz pink is a diamond weighing 59 60 carat 11 92 g rated in color as fancy vivid pink by the gemological institute of america the pink star was mined by de beers in 1999 in south africa and weighed 132 5 carat in the rough.
It has received the highest colour and clarity grades from the gia for pink diamonds and has been found to be part of the rare subgroup comprising less than 2.
As a result of this exceptional rarity the beny.