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Sotheby’s Geneva Sells Important And Rare Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond For Record $9,488,754
GENEVA, 12TH MAY 2009 – Tonight Sotheby’s spring Magnificent Jewels sale series realised a strong total of
$35,762,327 (CHF 39,567,975/ € 26,474,140) and was 76.9% sold by lot and 91.3% sold by value. The centrepiece
of the Magnificent Jewels auction series - an important and rare fancy vivid blue, internally flawless, cushion-shaped
diamond weighing 7.03 carats from Petra Diamonds’ historic Cullinan mine – realised $9,488,754 (CHF 10,498,500 /
€7,024,336) against a pre-sale estimate of $5.8-8.5 million (CHF 6.8-10 million*).