Indian diamond fetches 16.9 million euro at auction
16 Nov 2012 5:27 AM IST
A 76-carat flawless diamond from India's famous Golconda mines broke world record by fetching a whooping 16.9 million euro at an auction in Geneva.
The cushion shaped diamond of perfect D colour from the ancient mines, where the famous Koh-i-Noor and Blue Hope diamond originated, fetched a record price at an auction late last night, Guardian reported quoting an announcement by the Christie's.
‘It is a world record for a Golconda diamond and a world record price per carat for a colourless diamond,’ Francois Curiel, director of the international jewellery department at Christie's, told reporters.
‘It is comparable in its noble lineage and superb quality to the legendary Koh-i-noor,’ he said, adding that it was sold to an anonymous bidder and may apparently be on its way to a museum.
The rare colourless diamond, weighing 76-carat was named after Austria's Archduke Joseph August, a prince of the Hungarian line of the Hapsburgs, who reportedly deposited it in a bank vault in 1933.
The cushion shaped diamond of perfect D colour from the ancient mines, where the famous Koh-i-Noor and Blue Hope diamond originated, fetched a record price at an auction late last night, Guardian reported quoting an announcement by the Christie's.
‘It is a world record for a Golconda diamond and a world record price per carat for a colourless diamond,’ Francois Curiel, director of the international jewellery department at Christie's, told reporters.
‘It is comparable in its noble lineage and superb quality to the legendary Koh-i-noor,’ he said, adding that it was sold to an anonymous bidder and may apparently be on its way to a museum.
The rare colourless diamond, weighing 76-carat was named after Austria's Archduke Joseph August, a prince of the Hungarian line of the Hapsburgs, who reportedly deposited it in a bank vault in 1933.
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