Gems fetch dazzling prices at auction
Diamonds and jewels netted SFr60 million ($54.1 million) at an auction in Geneva on Tuesday evening.
This content was published on May 12, 2010
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.
swissinfo.ch and agencies
In compliance with the JTI standards
More: SWI swissinfo.ch certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative
Newsletters
You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here. Please join us!
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.