At Sotheby’s October 7 Hong Kong auction, an 8.41 ct GIA-graded Fancy Vivid purple-pink, Internally Flawless diamond (figure 1) drew a winning bid of $17,768,041 from a private buyer from Asia. It was ...

A diamond fetched $34.8 million at auction in New York, setting a world auction record for a Fancy Purplish-Pink diamond. Sotheby’s, which auctioned the stone, said it also set a price per carat ...

“A wonder of nature,” stated the auction house Sotheby’s auctioneer ... This is the highest price that a purple-pink diamond has ever been able to accrue. The last pink diamond to hold ...

A rare pink diamond has sold for HK$453.2 million (US$57.7 million) in Hong Kong, setting a record for price per carat paid at auction for any diamond or gemstone, according to Sotheby’s auction ...