Bonham’s New York Auction Results Holds Strong Price For A Rare Blue Diamond

On September 26, 2019, Bonhams Held its Yearly New York auction. The end result was that their top selling lot was a 2.17 carat, Fancy Intense Blue Diamond with a VVS2 clarity. It was an Emerald shape, and was estimated to be sold between $800k to $1.2 million or $369k to $553k per carat. It was sold in a ring by Van Cleef & Arpels. It ended up selling for $2,540,075 total or $1,170,541 per carat. This is not a new record for the 1-3 carat sub-group in the Fancy Intense Blue Diamond category, but this is a very strong price. The highest per carat in this sub-category goes to the 2.02 carat, Fancy Intense Blue Diamond sold on November 15, 2018 by Sotheby’s in Geneva.

2.17 carat, Fancy Intense Blue Diamond Credit: Bonhams

The other attractive Fancy Color Diamond sold was the 2.42 carat, Fancy Deep Pink diamond with an SI1 clarity. It was sold for $250,075 total or $103,337 per carat. 

2.42 carat, Fancy Deep Pink Diamond Image Credit: Bonhams

Looking forward to reporting on future auction results

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