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Fancy pink diamond
Fancy Pink Diamond Fetches $3.5m at Christie’s Auction

A 2.17-carat fancy vivid purplish pink diamond fetched $3.5m at auction, well above its high estimate of[…]

15.81 carat fancy vivid purple pink diamond
Flawless largest purple-pink diamond expected to fetch over $25 mn at Hong Kong auction

A 15.81 carat Sakura diamond, the largest of its kind to ever appear for sale, will go[…]

pink diamond from the Legacy Collection
Pink Diamond Investment

Introducing the Argyle Mine Over 90% of the world’s annual natural pink diamond supply is mined from[…]

The pink-diamond ring from the collection of Joan Collins
Pink Diamond Ring Beats Estimate at Bonhams

A fancy pink diamond ring by Meister was the top seller at the Bonhams London Jewels sale,[…]

The Spirit of the Rose diamond.
$27M Pink Diamond Sets Record at Sotheby’s

Alrosa’s Spirit of the Rose has achieved the highest price for any purple-pink diamond, selling to an[…]

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Rio Tinto closes Argyle diamond mine after 37 years

Pink diamonds, already rare, are about to get scarcer as Rio Tinto has closed its iconic Argyle diamond mine, the[…]

Australian Diamond Portfolio
Rare Argyle pink diamonds released ahead of mine closure

Australian Diamond Portfolio is set to showcase a selection of the last pink diamonds to be unearthed[…]

12.38-carat, fancy-pink diamond ring
Sotheby’s Nets $18M at Live New York Jewellery Sale

Sotheby’s garnered $17.9 million from its Important Jewels sale in New York, with a pink-diamond ring taking[…]

The Spirit of the Rose Pink diamond
Sotheby’s Expects Pink to Fetch Up to $38M

Sotheby’s will sell the largest vivid purple pink diamond ever to appear at auction, with expectations it[…]

A fancy vivid pink Diamond and a fancy vivid blue diamond
Three exceptional diamonds sell at auctions.

The first a heart shaped gem was a 5.04 carat fancy vivid blue heart modified brilliant cut[…]

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