The “Fortune Pink”, a giant pink diamond, was sold on Tuesday at an auction organized by Christie’s in Geneva. Very rare, the jewel was won by a private Asian collector.
A jewel of 18.18 carats.
Baptized “Fortune Pink”, the gem is the largest pear-shaped pink diamond of this quality ever auctioned, according to Christie’s, owned by Artémis, holding company of the French Pinault family.
The pink diamond was mounted on a ring, bordered on both sides by a large white diamond. It weighs exactly 18.18 caratsa number considered lucky in Asia.
As often with these very rare jewels, the sale was express. According to Christie’s it only lasted four minutes, starting at 17 million Swiss francs. Three bidders fought over the ring over the phone, with the lucky winner ending up winning by bidding an ultimate half-million. In the end, the pink diamond was sold for 24.5 million Swiss francs (24.7 million euros), or 28,436,500 Swiss francs (28,640,761 euros) with costs.
“It’s a very exclusive group of customers who buy at this level. I am very happy that he is going to a new family who will enjoy him, who will carry him, and I hope he will bring them luck.”said in a press release Rahul Kadakia, international director for jewelery at Christie’s.
Christie’s queen of exceptional sales.
A nice blow for the house of Christie’s, which has multiplied exceptional sales in recent weeks. On November 3, she was already talking about her by offering for sale the rarest bag in the world, a Kelly model from the Hermès brand.
But it is above all on the watch market that it stands out. By spring 2021, Christie’s had recorded $93.7 million in watch sales, becoming the top auction house in this market.