Diamonds and jewels netted SFr60 million ($54.1 million) at an auction in Geneva on Tuesday evening.
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The semi-annual sale at Sotheby’s made nearly double the low end of its pre-sale estimate, experts said.
Top lot was a blue cushion-shaped diamond weighing 7.64 carats, mounted in a yellow gold and platinum ring, which went for SFr 8.9 million to an anonymous buyer.
A ring by jeweller Alexandre Reza with a blue diamond of 5.02 carats sold for over SFr7 million to a private collector.
Sales at rival auction house Christie’s will be held on Wednesday in Geneva, Europe’s capital for jewels at auction.
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Baselworld brings together exhibitors from around the world in the city of Basel and attracts up to 100,000 visitors each year. The 2010 show runs from March 18 to March 25. (Pictures: Keystone/AFP/EQ Images/Hublot/Louis Moinet)
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