Multinational jewelry dealer Sotheby's will public sale the biggest and Most worthy blue diamond of all time on April 27 in Hong Kong.
The 15.10-carat De Beers Cullinan Blue diamond was mined in 2021 at South Africa's Cullinan Mine and is predicted to promote for greater than US$48 million ($66.5 million).
Sotheby's senior vp and gross sales director for jewelry Frank Everett stated the jewel is exceptional on many ranges.
"It is uncommon due to the dimensions," he stated.
"It is over 15 carats.
"It is a vivid blue. It is internally flawless.
"And actually some of the uncommon points of it's the reduce.
"I believe we will see super curiosity on this stone when it lastly involves public sale.
"The market could be very sturdy for jewelry in the intervening time, has been actually for the final a number of years, however one of many strongest segments is colored diamonds.
"And one of many strongest colors is blue."
In keeping with the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), the stone has been graded fancy vivid blue - the very best potential color grading, awarded to no a couple of per cent of blue diamonds submitted to the GIA.
It additionally boasts distinctive readability, having been declared internally flawless by the GIA.
The diamond is larger than the Oppenheimer Blue, a 14.62-carat stone that set the world file value for a blue diamond at public sale in Could 2016 when it bought for US$57.5 million ($79.7 million).
Earlier this month, Sotheby's in London bought the Enigma - the biggest reduce diamond ever to come back to public sale 555.55 carats - for £3.16 million ($5.9 million).
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