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Wednesday, 18 May 2016 12:05

Sotheby’s Hosts Highest-Grossing Jewelry Sale in History

An auction at Sotheby's. An auction at Sotheby's. Flickr

On Tuesday, May 17, Sotheby’s Geneva hosted the highest-grossing jewelry sale in history. Garnering over $175 million, the record-breaking event was led by the largest pear-shaped fancy vivid pink diamond ever to come to auction. The magnificent, 15.38-carat stone netted $31.6 million. The previous record for a jewelry auction was set last year at Sotheby’s, when one of its sales brought in $161 million.

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