Round Flawless Diamonds Expected to Sell for $18M At Christie’s Auction

Two loose round brilliant cut diamonds with a color grade of D and a clarity grade of Flawless are expected to sell for a combined $18 million at the Christie’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels sale on November 29.

The stones – put up as separate lots – weigh 35.77 and 35.61 carats and are the largest two diamonds of their type ever auctioned.

Both diamonds were originally mined in South Africa and cut by the Steinmhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifetz Diamond Group. Last year, they were displayed at New York’s Guggenheim Museum.

A statement from Christie’s says that “to find large pieces of colorless rough [diamonds] within the same timeframe represents an extremely rare occurrence… to combine that with the vision to obtain a closely matched pair raises the project to new heights.”

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