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The Graff Pink: Most expensive pink diamond price per carat ever paid at auction [36] Pink Legacy Fancy vivid pink cut-cornered rectangular-cut diamond of 18.96 carats, purchased by Harry Winston in 2018, formerly owned by the Oppenheimer family. [37] The Condé Diamond: Gifted in 1643 by Louis XII or XIV to the Prince of Condé, Louis de ...
The value of a diamond gemstone depends upon colour and quality, as well as weight. As of April 2024 the average price per carat of diamonds of between 1.00 and 1.49 carats was US$4,448. [49] The price of diamonds dropped significantly from a peak in 2022; prices of natural gems in shops dropped by 26% by the beginning of 2025.
A 5.05-carat (1.010 g) Emerald-cut red diamond formerly known simply as "Red Diamond". This is the second-largest known red diamond. It was cut from a 35-carat (7.0 g) piece of boart discovered near Lichtenburg, South Africa. It reappeared in 2007 after a 37-year absence from sight, and was purchased by Kazanjian Brothers Inc. —
The pink, cushion-cut, 34.65-carat Princie Diamond used to be part of the Jewels of the Nizams of Hyderabad; it was auctioned in 2013 by Christie's and sold for US$ 39.3 million, which is the highest-recorded auction price for a Golconda diamond and a world record for US$ 1.1 million per carat. [87]
A single carat of morganite can cost about $300. [12] Morganite is one of the rarest members of the beryl family, second only to red beryl. Due to the scarcity of morganites, especially those of high quality, they tend to be among the most expensive per carat. [13] Ones that are deep pink in color tend to be the most valuable. [14]
This is a partial list of the largest non-synthetic diamonds with a rough stone (uncut) weight of over 200 carats (40 grams). [1] The list is not intended to be complete—e.g., the Cullinan (formerly Premier) mine alone has produced 135 diamonds larger than 200 carats since mining commenced.
Detailed view of the recreated great Golden Fleece of king Louis XV of France. Below the 107 carats (21.4 g) spinel Côte de Bretagne hangs the French Blue diamond and the fleece itself, set with hundreds of yellow diamond replicas. The Tavernier Blue was the precursor diamond to the Blue Diamond of the French Crown (aka the French Blue).
Yellow diamonds of high color saturation or a different color, such as pink or blue, are called fancy colored diamonds and fall under a different grading scale. [36] In 2008, the Wittelsbach Diamond, a 35.56-carat (7.112 g) blue diamond once belonging to the King of Spain, fetched over US$24 million at a Christie's auction. [60]