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Diamond Auction at Sotheby's Tops 5 Mil
Yesterday's (Sept. 28th) Sotheby's New York sale of Important Jewels totaled $5.3 million, 70 percent sold by lot and 78 percent sold by value.
Some highlights of the sale included:
5.58 carat, D-Flawless diamond ring: $385,600
12.42 carat, Fancy Intense Yellow, VVS1 diamond ring: $168,000
6.41 carat, Fancy Intense Yellow, VS2 diamond ring: $162,000
5.04 carat, D, VVS2, diamond ring: $126,000
Sotheby's featured period and signed pair of diamond pendant-earrings, circa 1915 that brought $60,000 and an aquamarine and diamond clip, Cartier, London, circa 1935 that sold for $32,400.
We can dream, can't we?
