The largest pink diamond ever sold at auction by Christie’s Geneva

Christie’s Geneva sold the largest pink diamond ever sold at auction for more than 28 million Swiss francs (almost $29 million) in its exceptional “Magnificient Jewels” jewellery auction.

Christie’s Geneva’s exceptional “Magnificient Jewels” jewellery sale on 8 November exceeded 56.5 million Swiss francs, or over $57 million. The undisputed star of the show was “The Fortune Pink”, which sold for 28,438,500 Swiss francs (nearly $29 million). Weighing 18.18 carats, it is the largest pear-shaped vivid pink diamond ever sold at auction. Another highlight of the sale was an unmounted diamond weighing 101.27 carats, which fetched almost 3 million Swiss francs.

The auction enjoyed global participation with registrants from 20 countries on four continents.

Other notable results from the Geneva Magnificent Jewellery Auction included an extraordinary Graff diamond ring weighing 41.36 carats, which sold for 3,654,000 Swiss francs, and the important diamond rivière necklace from the collection of Lord and Lady Weinstock, which fetched 869,400 Swiss francs. Four exceptional pieces of jewellery from a European princely family sold for a combined total of CHF 1,354,500, highlighted by the Bulgari Art Deco natural and cultured pearl necklace which sold for CHF 504,000.

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The sale took place on 8 November as part of Luxury Week organised by Christie’s Geneva. “A historic week of auctions began in Geneva where Christie’s Luxury sales totalled 113,482,763 Swiss francs ($114,244,370), highlighted by Fortune Pink, Legendary and Unique watches, as well as the 150th anniversary sale of Domaine Ponsot. The Geneva luxury sales offered 572 lots, with collectors from 50 countries active in the live sales,” commented Rahul Kadakia, International Director of Christie’s Jewellery.

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Hélène Cougot

Passionnée depuis son plus jeune âge par l’art et la mode, Hélène s’oriente vers une école de stylisme, l’Atelier Chardon-Savard à Paris, avec une option Communication. Afin d’ajouter des cordes à son arc, elle décide de compléter sa formation par un MBA en Management du Luxe et Marketing Expérientiel à l’Institut Supérieur de Gestion à Paris dont elle sort diplômée en 2020. Elle a notamment écrit des articles lifestyle et beauté pour le magazine Do it in Paris et se spécialise en rédaction d’articles concernant le luxe, l’art et la mode au sein du magazine Luxus Plus.********** [EN] Passionate about art and fashion from a young age, Hélène went to a fashion design school, Atelier Chardon-Savard in Paris, with a Communication option. In order to add more strings to her bow, she decided to complete her education with an MBA in Luxury Management and Experiential Marketing at the Institut Supérieur de Gestion in Paris from which she graduated in 2020. She has written lifestyle and beauty articles for Do it in Paris magazine and specializes in writing articles about luxury, art and fashion for Luxus Plus magazine.