A prize 35-carat sapphire from Kashmir has
fetched $7.3 million, according to the auction house
Christie's.
The sale, to a private anonymous Asian
buyer, set a world record for a Kashmir sapphire at $209,689 per carat,
Christie's said in a statement.
Kashmir sapphires are sought after for
their rich cornflower blue or velvety blue color. Sapphire-bearing rock deep in
the northwestern Himalayas was exposed in a rock slide in 1881, prompting a rush
of mining activity. The mines were exhausted by the 1930s.
The cushion-shaped sapphire ring that sold
Wednesday is set with triangular-cut diamond shoulders and baguette-cut diamonds
elsewhere, mounted in gold. The sapphire is of the notable velvety hue often
compared to the color of a peacock's neck feathers.
Among other top pieces sold was a
rectangular-cut pink diamond ring of 5.18 carats surrounded by an oval of white
diamonds. It sold for $10.7 million. The buyer was anonymous.
There was no buyer for a large brooch
dubbed the "Maria Christina Royal devant-de-corsage." It was presented by King
Alfonso XII of Spain to his wife, the Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria, on
their wedding day in November 1879.
In all, the Christie's "Magnificent
Jewels" sale totaled $97.5 million.
With thanks to Yahoo News
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