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Flawless 100-carat diamond sells for US$22.1m
The classic emerald-cut D colour gemstone, mined by De Beers in southern Africa, was bought by an anonymous buyer
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Wed, Apr 22, 2015 · 09:50 PM
New York
AN eye-popping, 100-carat diamond, the highlight of a magnificent jewels sale in New York on Tuesday, sold for US$22.1 million, Sotheby's auction house said.
The perfect classic emerald-cut D colour diamond, which is about the size of a walnut and was mined by De Beers in southern Africa, was purchased by an anonymous buyer via a telephone bid. It had a pre-sale estimate of US$19 million to US$25 million.
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