The winning bid for the Williamson Pink Star set a new per-carat price world record at the Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong.
CAPE TOWN - The famous Williamson Pink Star diamond was quite literally the crown jewel of a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong on Friday night.The auction price set a new per-carat price world record for a Fancy Vivid pink diamond, said Sotheby's.The 11.15-carat Williamson Pink Star is named after another pink diamond given to the late Queen Elizabeth II as a wedding gift.
Describing the atmosphere, Sotheby's said "electrifying energy filled the room as a bidding battle went underway".This article first appeared on CapeTalk :
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