The Unique Pink.
The “Unique Pink” at 15.38 carats the spectacular stone is the largest fancy vivid pink pear-shaped diamond ever offered at auction, was unveiled at Sotheby’s in London today. It comes up at Geneva on May 17. The stone’s exquisite pear shape and brilliant cut accentuate its exceptional saturation, placing it in a rarefied category even among the world’s most beautiful diamonds. In addition to receiving the highest possible colour grading for a pink diamond from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), the “Unique Pink” has been found to be Type IIa, displaying “exceedingly pure structure”. The estimate is US$28-38 million.
David Bennett, Worldwide Chairman of Sotheby’s International Jewellery Division, commented: “It is difficult to imagine a diamond that better illustrates the term Vivid Pink than this outstanding stone. The colour is simply astonishing and, for its size, it is in my experience truly unique.”
UPDATE: This sold for US$31.5 million